Adib Saani, a Security analyst, has demanded accountability from the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) over the arrest of a Syrian national in Lebanon with 46.7 kilogrammes of cocaine allegedly transported from Accra.
According to Adib Saani, damage control on the Beirut cocaine bust raises more questions than answers, questioning why such a substantial consignment was allowed to leave Ghana.
Adib Saani, in a Facebook post titled ‘Beirut Cocaine Seizure: NACOC’s Damage Control Raises More Questions Than Answers’, questioned why the suspect was permitted to travel through Accra International Airport with such a significant quantity of suspected narcotics if Ghanaian authorities had prior knowledge.
He quizzed, “If NACOC knew about the cocaine shipment, why was the suspect allowed to depart Accra International Airport with such a substantial quantity of narcotics?”
The security analyst further demanded details about when the drugs were detected, and the evidence supporting NACOC’s claim of operational collaboration with Lebanese authorities.
He also raise concern about why the initial communication from Lebanese authorities credited their Customs and General Security agencies without acknowledging Ghana’s involvement in the drug bust operation.
Also, Adib Saani wants NACOC to clarify whether the exercise was indeed a controlled delivery and whether the intended recipient of the consignment was identified before the suspect’s arrest in Beirut.
He further raised concern about the difference between the quantities reported by the two countries.
He noted that while NACOC put the suspected cocaine consignment at approximately 40 kilogrammes, Lebanese Customs reported a total seizure of 46.7 kilogrammes.
He added, “Controlled deliveries are legitimate law enforcement techniques. However, invoking the term should not become a convenient excuse for operational failure”.
“We cannot continue tolerating a situation where foreign security agencies intercept massive drug shipments departing Ghana while our institutions issue statements celebrating cooperation without providing convincing answers”. he said.
The security analyst is therefore demanding a thorough investigation into the shipment, accountability declaring that “HEADS MUST ROLL”.
“Ghana must not become a safe departure point for international drug traffickers”, he added.
His comment follows the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) confirming the arrest of a Syrian national at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, with over approximately 40 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine from Ghana.
According to NACOC, the suspect was arrested on Saturday, October 31, 2026, following his arrival from Accra, Ghana, with the suspected narcotic substance concealed in two pieces of luggage.
NACOC, in a statement issued on November 1, 2026, said it was working to identify and arrest the suspect’s accomplices in Ghana as part of ongoing operations to dismantle the criminal network behind the shipment.
The Commission in its statement detailed that the arrest followed a coordinated controlled delivery operation involving close collaboration between Ghanaian and Lebanese drug law enforcement authorities.
NACOC revealed that the joint operation was designed to identify and apprehend targets at both ends of the drug supply chain while gathering intelligence to dismantle the wider transnational criminal syndicate responsible for the shipment
The development follows a Syrian national who was busted in Lebanon after arriving from Ghana with 40 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine concealed in two bags at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport.
Reports suggest the suspect was apprehended shortly after arriving on a flight from Accra International Airport, following what reports describe as surveillance that began before he departed from Ghana and continued until he arrived in Lebanon.
According to reports, officers from Lebanon’s General Security monitored the passenger from the moment he disembarked from the aircraft until he collected his two bags.
The officers subsequently coordinated with Customs officials to conduct a search, which led to the discovery of 40 boxes containing cocaine, with each box weighing approximately one kilogramme.
Electronic tracking devices, identified as AirTags, were also reportedly found fitted within the packages.
The Syrian national was arrested, while the suspected cocaine was seized and taken into custody.
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