President John Dramani Mahama has convened a high-level meeting with security, intelligence, port and aviation authorities to discuss measures to strengthen Ghana’s border security and prevent the trafficking of narcotic drugs and other illicit substances.

The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 12:30 PM at Jubilee House.

According to an invitation signed by the Secretary to the President, Callistus Mahama, the meeting will focus on vulnerabilities in Ghana’s border security system, intelligence-sharing arrangements, cargo and passenger-screening systems, inter-agency coordination and the deployment of technology to detect and disrupt narcotics trafficking.

The meeting comes amid concerns over the use of Ghana’s ports, airports and land borders for the movement of illicit drugs.

Institutions invited to the meeting include the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Ghana Maritime Authority, Ghana Navy, National Intelligence Bureau, Ghana Police Service-Criminal Investigations Department/Interpol, Narcotics Control Commission and Ghana Airports Company Limited.

Operators of terminal scanners, Meridian Port Services Limited and Ghana Link Network Services Limited have also been invited.

Each institution is expected to be represented by its head, accompanied by no more than one relevant technical officer.

Participants have been directed to prepare a brief assessment of existing security gaps and propose practical measures to improve intelligence sharing, surveillance, screening and joint enforcement operations.

The invitation stressed the urgency of the meeting, citing the national-security implications of narcotics trafficking, and required the personal attendance of the heads of the invited institutions.