Another cocaine bust and a usual face-saving attempt by the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) that they are on top of their terms of reference greeted us last weekend.
Those who think that things are working out well in this country should be pretending not to see the multifaceted anomalies which have plagued this wobbling government because of their association with the ruling class.
The media, those who have not been bought, just have too many anomalies or scandals to treat for the public good that some of the subjects are dropped or suspended midstream. The scandals are pouring beyond compare with anything ever seen in this country.
We have taken note of the funny press release from NACOC seeking to create the impression that the latest cocaine bust in Beirut, Lebanon, was a collaborative effort between them and the authorities in the Middle East country.
Most Ghanaians who read the release could not suppress the mirth this triggered.
The impression that they allowed the drug pusher or courier to pass through the checks at the Accra International Airport just so that this will facilitate the tracking of their local accomplices is unconvincing.
Let them tell that to the marines and let us breathe. Arrant nonsense that is. We would not allow ourselves to be insulted by such pedantic PR gimmicks.
Whoever minted the story should have thought of other options because this one has fallen flat, a big joke.
The fact is that airport security has been deliberately compromised, making it relatively easier to push consignments with ease.
With the latest bust in Beirut, Ghana’s ranking in terms of cocaine transiting through our shores has unenviably appreciated. And in the face of this reality, somebody or a group of National Democratic Congress (NDC)-aligned persons want us to say all is well and that the government deserves accolades.
Ghana’s poor ranking in the drug fight is loud and shows just how some persons with political power behind them are involved. The sophisticated X-ray machines at the airport are operational and in utmost form, but those who operate them must behave in a particular fashion to allow for the drugs to scale through.
We recall the worrying ‘we won’t share intelligence with Ghana’ testimonial the French issued when the Dunkirk bust was poorly managed here.
Our management of cocaine transit through Ghana has the backing of persons wielding political power and the experience of previous scandals.
Stash houses exist in town, and their contents would be pushed through the ports. The barons have found in Ghana a convenient place to do business.
With diplomatic and service passports for sale in dollars, there could not be a better to do business here for the Escobars. And now we are friends with Colombia, another impetus.