The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested and detained four individuals at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in connection with attempts to traffic cannabis out of the country.
The arrests, carried out on Sunday, May 18, 2025, were part of the Commission's routine profiling operations, triggered by intelligence reports.
According to a statement by the Acting Director of Public Affairs and International Relations, Francis Opoku Amoah, one of the suspects, Jada Chyna Brown-Frater, a 23-year-old British national, was intercepted during a screening exercise before boarding British Airways flight BA 2066 bound for Gatwick, UK.
A search of her luggage uncovered 32 slabs of a substance suspected to be a narcotic drug. Field tests confirmed the substance as cannabis, with a total weight of 17.72 kilogrammes. She was immediately arrested and is expected to be prosecuted in court.
On the same day, NACOC officers also arrested Christian Williams Owusu, a 19-year-old British national, who had arrived in Accra via Emirates Flight EK 787 from Dubai. He was found in possession of two suitcases containing 92 slabs of cannabis, weighing 53.60 kilogrammes.
Further investigations led to the arrest and detention of two additional individuals who were believed to be aiding Owusu in the trafficking attempt.
NACOC has stated that investigations into all four suspects are ongoing.
Mr Amoah reiterated NACOC’s commitment to eradicating drug trafficking in Ghana. He assured the public that the Commission would continue to intensify surveillance and intelligence-led operations to combat the threat of narcotic drug smuggling.
Read full statement here: NACOC ARREST TWO BRITISH NATIONALS AND TWO GHANAIANS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AT KIA
