NACOC Forges Stronger Ties to Curb Drug Trafficking Via Parcels
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has revived and strengthened its collaboration with the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission of Ghana as part of efforts to tighten security and prevent illicit drug trafficking through the postal and courier sector.
The partnership is aimed at minimising drug trafficking via courier and postal services and building a strong front to ensure Ghana becomes a drug-free society.
The Director-General of NACOC, Major General Maxwell Obuba Mantey, reiterated the Commission’s commitment to partnering with relevant stakeholders to curb the drug menace when the Acting Executive Secretary of the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission and some management members paid a working visit to him on Tuesday, 13th October, 2026.
Major General Mantey assured the delegation of NACOC’s firm collaboration and support, saying the support will be in the form of technical assistance, training and intelligence gathering.
“NACOC is ever ready to provide strategic support to the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission in diverse ways, mainly to enable it to achieve its goals,” he said, adding that NACOC will appreciate moves by the Regulator to ensure all courier and postal service providers conduct positive vetting for staff to know their background.
He raised concerns about the alarming rate at which traffickers are adopting digital means to traffic drugs, with some courier and postal service providers falling prey, noting that the collaboration is timely.
“The drug trafficking network is not an individual project but a multiple connection project which must be tackled professionally,” he stressed, urging the Commission to put in place measures to strengthen operational activities through enforcement of parcel verification to help companies avoid discomforts associated with illicit drug trafficking.
For his part, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission, Mr Cosmas Anpengnuo, commended NACOC for the collaborative efforts.
He disclosed that as part of measures to reposition the Commission, it has enhanced its traceability module, where activities of couriers and postal service providers are keenly monitored, and introduced an API integration platform where all licensed companies have been logged.
According to him, the API system has helped enhance monitoring and control mechanisms, enabling the Commission to keep track of all associates involved in daily deliveries, and he warned that courier and postal service providers that fail to comply with the API integration system will not have their licences approved or renewed.
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