The Netherlands and Ghana have strengthened their cooperation in the fight against transnational organized crime with the handover of a funding agreement to procure new full-body scanners for the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) at Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The Dutch Government’s financial support will enable NACOC to replace its existing scanning equipment, enhancing its capabilities to detect and prevent narcotics trafficking.
The official handing-over ceremony took place at the Marriott Hotel in Accra, following the closing of a two-day High-Level Dialogue on Drug Markets in West Africa. The event was attended by Netherlands Minister for Justice and Security, Hon. Foort van Oosten, Ghana’s Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, and Foreign Affairs Minister, Okudzeto Ablakwa.
Ghana’s Interior Minister expressed gratitude to the Dutch Government, assuring that the new scanners would significantly aid the prevention of drug trafficking. The partnership highlights the shared threat posed by drug trafficking and demonstrates Ghana and the Netherlands’ commitment to justice and security.
