The government has seized about GH¢6.9 million and US$440,000 linked to suspected drug traffickers as part of an intensified Ghana drug trafficking crackdown targeting the money and assets behind the illicit trade.
Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak disclosed the figures at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, August 24, saying security agencies are moving beyond arrests to disrupt the financial networks supporting narcotics trafficking.
“Our campaign is not just [targeted] at the users, but those who are bringing it,” he said.
73 Assets Traced, Gold Seized
According to the Interior Minister, authorities have traced 73 assets linked to suspected drug-related activities.
About 19 kilogrammes of gold has also been seized in cases suspected to involve laundering proceeds from the illicit drug trade.
“Cash that has been associated with these persons involved in these drugs, about 6.9 million and then about 440,000 US dollars, has been restrained,” Mr Mohammed-Mubarak said.
He explained that assets belonging to suspects could be seized or frozen while prosecution proceeds.
“When we get them, we seize their assets, or we taint their assets, freezing them while the prosecution is going on,” he stated.
8,500kg of Narcotics Seized
The government says the crackdown has also resulted in significant drug seizures.
Between January 2025 and July 2026, security agencies confiscated more than 8,500 kilogrammes of narcotic substances and approximately 45.4 million tramadol tablets.
Authorities made 217 arrests during the period, with 165 prosecutions initiated.
The figures point to a strategy increasingly focused on the economics of drug trafficking. Rather than concentrating solely on the substances and people caught in possession, security agencies are pursuing the cash, gold and other assets suspected to be connected to trafficking networks.
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