Female convict alleges NACOC officials tip off drug dealers before raids

• A female convict has alleged that some NACOC officials tip off drug dealers about planned raids, allegedly allowing them to escape arrest.

• She said she escaped during a 2014 raid in Takoradi after receiving information about the operation, but later returned to the area and was arrested.

• The convict also recounted how her drug addiction became linked to a gang involved in stealing laptops and phones, with proceeds from the crimes allegedly used to buy cocaine.

A female convict serving a prison sentence has alleged that some officials of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) provide drug dealers with advance information about planned raids, allowing them to evade arrest.

She made the allegation while recounting the circumstances surrounding her arrest during a NACOC raid in Takoradi on December 26, 2014.

According to the convict, some drug dealers allegedly pay officials to alert them ahead of operations.

“There are times where some of the Narcotics officials provide intel to the drug peddlers (pushers) about their raid just so we can escape. Some of the pushers pay these officials,” she alleged.

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She said the incident occurred during the Christmas season when she attended an event in Takoradi and NACOC officials arrived to conduct a raid.

The convict claimed information about the operation reached people at the location, prompting her and others to flee.

“When we got the intel, we escaped the ghetto, but I decided to go back afterwards, where I was caught,” she recounted.

The convict said her arrest came at a time when she was struggling with drug use and had begun wanting to quit.

“I wanted to quit the drugs because at a point, I always got caught on my criminal operations,” she said.

She also described how her drug use became connected to her involvement in stealing from homes.

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According to her, she was part of a gang of girls who broke into homes and stole valuables, including laptops and mobile phones, which they later sold.

“We were a gang of girls that used to break into people's homes, and that practice taught me how to steal. No matter how tall your fence wall is, I will jump over it and break into your home to steal whatever I find, whether laptops or phones,” she recounted.

She said the money generated from the stolen items was largely used to purchase cocaine from her supplier.

“When he gives me the drugs, I give him the proceeds from my criminal operations, and in turn, he gives me my portion. I don't use the money on food but on cocaine,” she stated.