Ghana's NACOC Intercepts 5 Million Opioid Tablets

NACOC intercepts 5 million opiod tablets of tapentadol in major drug bust

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has seized a massive consignment of illicit pharmaceutical drugs, intercepting a 40-foot trailer loaded with an estimated five million tablets of Tapentadol 250mg in a high-stakes operation. The seizure, described by authorities as one of the largest in recent times, followed a carefully coordinated intelligence-led exercise. NACOC says the shipment was reportedly en route to the Niger Republic, raising fresh concerns about the growing scale of drug t...

By Caleb Ahinakwah