A considerable amount of seized narcotic drugs and drug-infused items were incinerated by the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) during a supervised burning exercise at Bondase.
The substances were seized during a number of raids between July 2011 and May 2026, according to NACOC.
NACOC Director-General Brigadier General Maxwell Obuba Mantey, his deputy, and representatives from various state agencies, including the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), led the activity, which is a regular aspect of the Commission’s disposal of confiscated drugs.
NACOC claims that after obtaining the required court-issued destruction certificates permitting the disposal of the confiscated materials, the destruction was completed.
Ghana Standards Authority representatives were on hand to confirm the objects being destroyed and guarantee procedural transparency.
According to NACOC, their participation is meant to allay public fears and refute rumours that real drugs are kept while fake ones are destroyed.
46 cocaine slabs, thousands of cannabis slabs and packages, cannabis-infused drinks, cannabis-laced shampoos, and other hemp-related goods were among the things burnt.
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The demolition exercise’s overall components included:
- 9.6 tonnes of cannabis
- 46.89 kilograms of cocaine
- 2,734 bottles of cannabis-infused drinks
- 130 boxes of hemp-related products
171 cannabis-infused shampoo bottles, 10 barrels of cannabis-infused alcoholic beverages, 8 barrels of loose cannabis, 14 sacks of cannabis-infused liquid substances, and 213 boxes of bottled liquid products containing cannabis extracts were among the other things that were destroyed.
The destroyed drugs, according to NACOC, represented thousands of possible dosages that might have increased drug consumption, put young people in danger, damaged families, and bolstered illegal drug trafficking networks.
The Commission emphasised that the destruction effort shows its determination to keep seized drugs out of circulation and reaffirmed its commitment to fighting drug trafficking and misuse.
In order to protect public health and national security from the threats presented by illegal narcotics, officials further underlined the significance of cooperation between law enforcement and regulatory organisations.
Source: newsthemegh.com