Alexander Twum-Barimah, the Deputy Director-General in charge of Enforcement, Control and Elimination at the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), has announced that the Commission has identified an individual known as ‘Biggs’ as the alleged kingpin of Ghana’s drug network.
According to Alexander Twum-Barimah, Biggs uses multiple aliases, which he claims NACOC has evidence to show are all identified as the same person.
Speaking in a TV3 video shared on X, an agitated Twum-Barimah stated, “I think the one that we may say was leading most of these people was Biggs. He had multiple names, and if I’m to call his name, I’m going to call all these names. And we have evidence for all these multiple names, so we can’t say this one is his actual name.
“There are things that we’ve picked that establish that he has this as his name, he has that as his name. So, if I’m to mention one, it means I’m attributing it to only one, but all these other ones that we have, there is evidence to that effect, so we can’t say this is his actual name,” he disclosed.
Alexander Twum-Barimah, when asked whether NACOC’s investigations had identified any high-profile or senior government official as being involved in the network, stated, “…We are still investigating the case. So far as I’m concerned, as I’m sitting here… I have not gotten to know of any supposed government official [involved in the drug network]. There is none”.
He further added that the case is still under investigation and that the said individual was taken to court and has been remanded.
Some netizens reacting to NACOC’s revelations stated, “Biggz has been in Ghana for years – you lot are just fishing for a scapegoat. You see how he’s even struggling to get dudes name??? They have nothing on dude – They’re simply reacting. The Bolle Jos guy who shipped the goods is the son-in-law of Sierra Leone’s President”.
“You arrest these people that obviously find it difficult to buy food as suspects for huge tonnes of cocaine. Meanwhile the real people dey”, a netizen added.
One X user added, “Na guy wei W’gyimi saa
If you are not ready for the interview why show up? Why has the President allowed this arrogant f00l in this position?
Is he not the one who went on Angel FM and made accusations without disclosing the person involved
You think the position is for show off?”.
“Very pathetic. Same thing he did at one radio station, yet he’ll grant an interview for what ? Show you’re tough or rude. He should step down immediately!!!!! See some yawa”, one X user added.
Meanwhile, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader, has rejected the Speaker’s decision to dismiss the Minority’s motion for a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry into major narcotics seizures linked to Ghana.
The Minority Leader argued that Speaker Alban Bagbin erred in relying on ongoing criminal proceedings to determine the scope of Parliament’s proposed inquiry.
According to Afenyo-Markin, the existence of cases before the courts should not prevent Parliament from examining broader institutional and systemic issues.
The Minority comment follows Speaker Bagbin’s ruling on Tuesday, September 29, who higlighted that the minority motion was inadmissible because the proposed inquiry substantially overlapped with matters currently before the courts and could prejudice pending judicial proceedings.
Speaking to the media, Afenyo-Markin stated, “Mr Speaker, therefore, got it wrong by using existing pending criminal proceedings to determine the scope and manner of the inquiry”.
The Minority argued that Parliament’s oversight responsibilities should not be weakened by pending cases, stressing that the proposed inquiry was intended to examine public institutions and systems and not the work of the courts.
He added, “The image of our country is on trial”.
“We, the minority, we’ll proceed on this path because democracy requires a strong Parliament. A strong Parliament requires an effective minority. A super-majority must never become an excuse to weaken the minority, silence scrutiny, or diminish Parliament’s duty to oversight.”
“When Parliament is weakened, our accountability is weakened, and the institutions of state are left with fewer checks on the exercise of power,” he said.
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Ghana's Drug Trafficking Crisis: Alexander Twum-Barimah, Deputy Director-General in charge of Enforcement, Control and Elimination at the Narcotics Control Commission, names an individual alleged to be leading a drug trafficking network in Ghana.#HotIssues #TV3GH pic.twitter.com/l69YOa0BeE
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