THE governing board of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), Ghana’s anti-drug agency, has been dissolved, according to a statement issued by the government.
The statement signed by the Chief of Staff, Prosper Bani did not explain why the board has been resolved.
However political and security analysts say the board was dissolved because of the recent cocaine arrest. Last week Ghanaian/Austrian lady, Nayele Ametefeh exported 12.5 kilograms of cocaine through the Kotoka International Airport to UK.
Unfortunately, she was arrested by port security at Heathrow Airport in London on November 10 this year with the drugs in her hand luggage.
NACOB issued a statement signed by its Deputy Executive Secretary, Richard Nii Lante Blankson, saying, “it is worthy to note that Ms. Nayele Ametefe travelled on an Austrian passport number P4187659 and not on Ghanaian Diplomatic passport as being speculated. She also had in her possession an ordinary Ghanaian passport number G0364497 issued on 3rd August, 2012.”
The statement claimed that Nayele “was arrested on the 10th of November, 2014 through the collaborative effort of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) and its British partners.”
However this was doubted by many including Communications Minister Dr. Edward Omane who said, until proven otherwise, he didn’t believe the claims of NACOB were true.
Mr Bani who issued the statement on behalf of the President John Dramani Mahama said further actions “will follow in due course”.
African Eye News.com
