We Rushed To Condemn NACOC Instead Of Reading To Understand The Statement —Jennifer Oppong Reveals

According to a Facebook post on November 1, 2026, Political commentator Jennifer Oppong has urged Ghanaians to reconsider their criticism of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) following the arrest of a Syrian national in Lebanon over suspected cocaine trafficking.

In a Facebook post, Oppong suggested that some critics had rushed to condemn the Commission without carefully examining its statement on the operation involving Ghanaian and Lebanese law enforcement authorities.

She outlined the key details of the incident, explaining that the Syrian national had reportedly travelled from Accra to Beirut with approximately 40 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine concealed in two suitcases.

The suspect was arrested at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport on October 31, 2026, following an operation that NACOC said involved cooperation between Ghanaian and Lebanese authorities.

According to Oppong, investigations are continuing to identify and apprehend other individuals allegedly connected to the suspected trafficking network in Ghana.

“I guess we rushed to condemn NACOC, instead of reading to understand the statement,” she wrote, questioning the criticism directed at the Commission following the announcement.

A major part of Oppong’s post focused on the meaning of “controlled delivery”, a law enforcement technique referenced in NACOC’s explanation of the operation.

She explained that controlled delivery involves allowing a suspected illegal consignment to continue along its intended route under the supervision of law enforcement agencies, rather than immediately intercepting it.

The approach is designed to help investigators identify other members of a suspected criminal network, including those responsible for arranging shipments, receiving the goods and coordinating the wider operation.

Oppong argued that understanding this technique was essential to interpreting NACOC’s account of the incident.

“In simple terms, NACOC is claiming that the drugs were allowed to travel from Ghana to Lebanon as part of a coordinated investigation,” she explained.

Her comments suggest that the reported arrest should not be viewed solely as a case of suspected drugs travelling from Ghana to another country, but also in the context of an international operation aimed at identifying additional suspects.

The incident has generated public debate about Ghana’s efforts to combat drug trafficking and the effectiveness of collaboration between its security agencies and their international counterparts.

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