The Director General of the Narcortics Control Commisson (NACOC) Major Gen. Maxwell Obuba Mantey has called for stronger collaboration between the Central Regional Co-ordination Counicl (CRCC) and NACOC to fight illicit drug trade in the region. “Central Region is the most decent region in the country and if we do not wordk hard we will lose this record in no time.” The Director General said this when he paid courtecy call on the Central Regional Minister, Hon Eduamoah Ekow Panyin Okyere, on Friday, 23rd October, 2026 at CRCC conference room, Cape Coast.
According to Major General Oduba Mantey it was unacceptable for 17 staff of NACOC to work in one room which make it difficult for the personnel to give off their best. In view of that, he appealed to Regional Co-ordinating Council to help the Commision with regards to office accommodation.
Touching on illicit drug trade in the West Afican Sub-region, he noted that, terrorism is drifting down from Bukina Faso to Ghana, adding that he was shocked at conditions he saw at Secondi-Takoradi fishing port where young men and women have turned into junkies. He therefore, appealed to all staff of the Regional Co-ordinating Council to join the fight against illicit drug trade and drug abuse by giving information to NACOC officers. He again charged all parents and guardians to monitor activities of their children so as to prevent them from endulging in drug abuse and illicit drug trade.
Speaking on behalf of the Hon. Regional Minister, the Regional Co-ordinating Director (RCD), Mr Simon Asare expressed gratitude to the Director General for taking time out of his busy schedule to interact with management of the Central Regioanal Co-ordinating Council. According to Mr Simon Asare, the Director General’s presentation on illicit drug trade and its effect on the country, familieas and individuals was second to none. He added, that the Director General’s explanation had turned the staff of CRCC into crusaders in illicit drug trade education.
The RCD assured the Director General that he would carry his request of office accommodation to the Hon. Regional Minister to see how best the challenges could be solved. He once again thanked the Director General and his team for visiting the CRCC and interacting with the management on illicit drug trade in the region and Ghana as a whole.
The Director General was accomanied by a team of NACOC officials and military personnel as well as the Deputy Director General of NACOC Axexander Twum-Barima (Exq).