General News of Tuesday, 27 June 2017Source: classfmonline.comNACOB structure weak, outmoded – QuantsonKofi Bentum Quantson, former Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB)A former Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), Kofi Bentum Quantson, has called for a revamp of the anti-narcotics agency to empower it to crack down on drug-related crime. Mr Quantson was of the opinion that the “current structure is weak and outmoded” because it does not have prosecutorial powers. His views resonate with the opinion of Mr Akrasi Sarpong, also a former NACOB boss, who feels the fight against drugs must be modernised. According to him, it costs so much to fight drug trafficking, hence most funds allocated by government to NACOB go into reducing the supply of drugs. Speaking in an exclusive interview with ClassFMonline.com on Tuesday, 27 June, 2017, Mr Sarpong said: “I think that NACOB should be structured just like the IRS.

Source: GhanaWeb June 27, 2017 18:45 UTC