Dr Francis-Xavier Sosu, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Madina, has called for a full investigation into the seizure of a cocaine shipment worth over $260 million by French authorities, warning that the incident threatens to undermine the international standing Ghana has built under President John Dramani Mahama’s administration.
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In a Facebook post on September 14, 2026, Sosu argued that the bust needs to be thoroughly probed, given the hard-won respect Ghana has earned globally through the efforts of Mahama and his government. He cautioned that failing to identify those responsible would put the country’s international reputation — which he described as a national asset — at serious risk.
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“His Excellency John Dramani Mahama and the NDC Government have done commendably well in positioning Ghana 🇬🇭 as a respected global leader in diplomacy,” Sosu wrote, also crediting Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa for working to project Ghana internationally as a country known for integrity and democratic leadership in Africa.
He warned that this reputation “must not be dented by the actions of a few self-serving individuals who may seek to illegally enrich themselves at the expense of the State,” and called for the reported $260 million cocaine seizure by French authorities to be fully investigated, with anyone found responsible held accountable.
The Madina MP added: “Ghana’s international reputation is a national asset. It must be protected through transparency, accountability and the uncompromising enforcement of the law.”
Details of the seizure
French customs officers intercepted nearly 3.9 metric tonnes of cocaine — valued at an estimated €225 million (roughly $261.45 million) — in a shipment originating from Ghana, according to a Reuters report. The drugs were seized at the northern French port of Dunkirk on Thursday, September 10, 2026, according to France’s organized crime prosecutor’s office.
The cocaine had reportedly been concealed within a container of plastic waste shipped from Ghana, with part of the consignment believed to be destined for Antwerp, Belgium. The seized drugs have since been destroyed, and French prosecutors have opened a formal investigation. According to the report, France’s judicial police had already been monitoring the criminal network suspected of being behind the shipment prior to the seizure.
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