The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has revealed that over 6,000 applicants who failed mandatory drug screening during this year's recruitment into Ghana's security services tested positive for five major illicit drugs, including cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. According to him, the applicants who failed the screening were not using just one type of illicit substance but tested positive for a range of drugs. He listed the substances as cocaine, heroin, cannabis, opioids and methamphetamine. Earlier this year, NACOC disclosed that more than 6,000 out of over 100,000 applicants screened for recruitment into the security services had failed mandatory drug tests. Read also: Over 6,000 security service applicants fail first-ever drug screening – NACOCSpeaking on the origin of the substances, Mr Twum-Barimah said cocaine and heroin are not produced in Ghana, but somehow finds it's way into the country.