The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has in a statement released denied allegations that two flights which landed at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) were involved in drug trafficking.
According to the GACL, there was no evidence of any illegal substances on board both aircraft that landed at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
The GACL statement comes following the ongoing brouhaha after Rev John Ntim Fordjour in a press conference alleged that two suspicious flights AirMed Flight N823AM and Cavok Air Antonov An-12B recently landed at Kotoka International Airport from Gran Canaria, a location known for drug trafficking and money laundering. Intelligence suggests these flights carried suspected cocaine and cash.
He stated, “Reliable intelligence intercepted by the minority indicates that on March 20, 2025, AirMed flight N823AM, which is an air ambulance, and I must stress, it’s an air ambulance, designed specifically to carry patients landed at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana and remained in the country for five days before departing on March 25 back to Gran Canaria.”
The GACL in a statement on April 8 stated, “The attention of the Management of Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has been drawn to media publications making false allegations concerning the involvement of Ghana Airports Company Limited officials in passing false information to one Rev Ntim Fodjour who has made allegations of drug trafficking regarding two (2) aircraft landing at Kotoka International Airport some weeks ago.
It is important to state that:
- Landing permits of all aircraft entering Ghana are issued by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in conjunction with the National Security and NOT GACL.
- All security checks were conducted by Aviation Security and National Security while ground handling services were conducted by Swissport company for the aircraft that arrived. There was no evidence of any illegal substances on board both aircraft.
- The Managing Director, Mrs. Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare does not know or has never met or spoken to Rev. Ntim Fordjour.
5.The onus is on the groups or individuals making false allegations to provide evidence of same.
- Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) hereby serves notice that the company will not hesitate to seek legal redress against any media house, individual or any other entity for any intentional or mischievous publication on Rev. Ntim Fordjour’s false allegations and related matters that seek to bring the image of the company, it’s Managing Director or the government into disrepute regarding the two (2) aircraft.
Discerning Ghanaians are entreated to disregard these fictitious and malicious allegations and publications and treat them with the contempt they deserve”, the statement added.
Meanwhile, Minister of State in Charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has stated he has requested that the interrogation of the Ranking Member on the Defence Rev. John Ntim Fordjour be made public.
According to Felix Kwakye Ofosu, by advocating for the public release of the interrogation he hopes to bring clarity and accountability to the continuing controversy surrounding the so-called “suspicious flights.”
See the statement below:
