The Director General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Mr Kenneth Adu-Amanfoh together with some members of his management team visited the Air Force Headquarters on Wednesday 21 February 2024.

The purpose of the visit was to strengthen the relationship between the Ghana Air Force and NACOC as well as deliberate on measures to help in the fight against drug related activities.

During a meeting with the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Mr Adu-Amanfoh narrated some of the successes chalked by his outfit stating that Ghana’s image internationally had improved and as such the country is no longer considered a transit point of drugs.

According to the Director General NACOC, Ghana currently holds the position of the Chair of the Drug Law and Enforcement Agency of Africa Center of the United Nations Commission for Drug Crimes. He also announced that the United Nations had selected Ghana to host the International Conference on Drugs in 2024.

The CAS, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Frederick Asare Kwasi Bekoe on his part welcomed the laudable initiative of reigniting the collaborative efforts between the two state institutions. He added that, through effective collaboration, training and enforcement of drug laws among others, the global recognition of Ghana in the fight against drugs would improve significantly. This he added would also help to curb issues such as drug trafficking, organised crime, violent extremism and other drug related vices.   

AVM Bekoe further assured Mr Adu-Amanfoh of the readiness of the Ghana Air Force to assist NACOC in executing their constitutional mandate.

NACOC is the central coordinating body established under the Narcotics Control Act (Act 1019) to implement provisions of existing Legislature and International Conventions on narcotics, psychotropic substances and precursor chemicals. This is done through enforcement and control, education and preventive measures as well as treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts.