President John Dramani Mahama has received a preliminary report on investigations into the cocaine shipment from Ghana that French customs seized at the port of Dunkirk in September, the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, has told Parliament.

Mr Sarpong made the disclosure when he appeared before Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Citi Newsroom, MyJoyOnline and Adom Online report.

Two-week probe by security agencies

Mr Sarpong said the President set up a team made up of various security agencies to investigate the incident and identify weaknesses in the country's systems for monitoring goods leaving its ports, according to Citi Newsroom.

The team was initially given two weeks to carry out its work, and a preliminary report was presented to the President last week, he said.

"The report was presented to the President in terms of what the state of the investigation is, and what the recommendations are to be able to close all the gaps substantially," Mr Sarpong said, as quoted by Citi Newsroom.

He said the findings should inform policy decisions and investments to strengthen security at Ghana's entry points and help close loopholes that allow illicit shipments to pass through the ports undetected.

GRA says it intercepts drugs without publicity

The question was raised by the Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, who is Vice-Chairperson of the committee, over the reputational damage the drug cases could cause Ghana, Adom Online reports.

Mr Sarpong described drug trafficking as a serious concern for the GRA and called for collective efforts to stop Ghana being used as a transit point for narcotics. He said the Authority regularly intercepts drugs and arrests suspected traffickers at the country's entry and exit points, but does not always make such operations public, because publicising every interception could alert traffickers and help them find new ways to avoid detection.

The Dunkirk seizure

French customs seized nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine at Dunkirk on 10 September 2026. The drugs, with an estimated street value of €225 million, were hidden in a container of plastic waste that had arrived from Ghana, and part of the consignment was reportedly bound for Antwerp, Belgium, Citi Newsroom reports.

After the seizure, the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) announced the arrest of three suspects in Ghana over their alleged involvement. NACOC said the suspects allegedly represented and facilitated the activities in Ghana of Dutch fugitive Jos Leijdekkers, known as "Bolle Jos".

The contents of the preliminary report have not been made public.

Sources: Citi Newsroom, Adom Online, MyJoyOnline, Adom Online follow-up