Deputy Director-General of NACOC, Alexander Barimah Twum, said the strategy allows law enforcement agencies to monitor suspicious drug shipments without alerting those transporting the substances, creating an opportunity to trace the individuals behind the operations.
Speaking on JoyNews' Newsfile on Saturday, November 7, Mr Twum explained that the objective was not merely to arrest individuals carrying drugs but to identify those organising and financing the trafficking activities.
He said maintaining secrecy throughout the operation was essential to its success, as informing suspects that they were under investigation could compromise efforts to track other members of the network.
“When we are doing controlled delivery on you, you, the individual, are kept in the dark and you don't know what is happening,” he said.
Mr Twum added that the operations also helped NACOC identify weaknesses within its own enforcement systems that criminal networks could exploit to facilitate drug trafficking.
He said investigators were pursuing two main objectives: identifying the people behind the illegal drug trade and examining gaps in the country's enforcement mechanisms to prevent similar incidents.
His comments follow the seizure of 46.7 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, in a consignment that originated from Accra.
The incident raised concerns about Ghana's involvement in international drug trafficking networks, particularly following questions over NACOC's decision to allow a suspected courier to travel to Lebanon with the consignment.
The Commission has defended the decision, describing it as part of a controlled-delivery operation intended to identify and apprehend other members of the international trafficking network.
Three foreign nationals have since been arrested in Ghana in connection with the shipment.
