The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has refuted allegations that two aircraft, which landed at Kotoka International Airport in March, were involved in drug trafficking.
In a press statement issued on Monday, April 8, 2025, GACL clarified that “there was no evidence of any illegal substances on board both aircraft” following comprehensive security checks conducted by Aviation Security and National Security.
The statement comes in response to claims made by Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, suggesting that the aircraft—AirMed flight N823AM and Cavok Air’s Antonov An-12B cargo plane—were used to transport cocaine and cash to Gran Canaria, Spain.
GACL emphasised that the landing permits for all aircraft entering Ghana are not issued by the Airports Company but by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in collaboration with National Security. The ground handling services, they said, were provided by Swissport.
The company also denied any link between its Managing Director, Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, and Rev. Ntim Fordjour, stating that she “does not know or has never met or spoken to” the MP.
“The onus is on the groups or individuals making false allegations to provide evidence,” the statement added.
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