Deadly Doses II: Students becoming drug dealers is worrying - NACOC Deputy DG
Alexander Twum-Barimah, Deputy Director General in charge of Enforcement, Control and Elimination at the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), expressed concern on Monday, July 27, on JoyNews' The Pulse, over the growing involvement of students in the sale and distribution of illicit drugs in Ghana. He stated, "It is sad that people are having this in the system. One sad part is even where now students are becoming a trade source, and they are the ones leading in selling these things. It's sad."
His comments followed the airing of "Deadly Doses: Ghana's Growing Drug Crisis," a JoyNews investigative documentary series by Nana Boakye Yiadom. This documentary, a year after an initial investigation, revealed that illicit substances are increasingly found in schools, university campuses, and everyday products consumed by young people. Traffickers are concealing substances like marijuana and opioids in products including sobolo, brownies, and gummies, making detection more difficult. NACOC remains committed to reducing drug abuse through enforcement, control, prevention, and public education programs.
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