International Relations expert Dr Nana Yaw Mireku has warned that growing concerns over cybercrime and cocaine trafficking linked to Ghana could damage the country’s international reputation and undermine its diplomatic standing.His concerns come amid reports of foreign cybercrime syndicates operating from Ghana and a series of cocaine seizures involving consignments linked to the country, including the interception of 46.7 kilogrammes of the drug at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 31, 2026.Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, November 7, Dr Mireku urged the government and law enforcement agencies to intensify efforts to tackle the activities and protect Ghana’s image abroad.He expressed particular concern about fraudsters from other African countries, especially Nigeria, allegedly using Ghana as a base for their operations, saying their activities were creating a negative impression of the country internationally.Dr Mireku said Ghana’s association with cocaine trafficking was compounding the reputational damage and threatening the country’s diplomatic standing.“I think that Ghana is not scoring a very positive image, because if we realize for some months, the country has been out there for hosting internet fraud activities. Fraudsters are using Ghana as a safe zone….“And only to compound it with issues of cocaine, you know, it’s not giving Ghana a very good diplomatic image or capital,” he said.
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