The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has interdicted some staff members allegedly involved in a cocaine smuggling incident at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
In a statement dated April 10, 2024, the company said the relevant authorities have launched investigations into the alleged smuggling of 8.5 kilograms of substance suspected to be cocaine through KIA.
This comes after reports of the interception of illegal drugs at Brussels Airport in Belgium, believed to have been smuggled through KIA aboard Royal Air Maroc, facilitated by a GACL staff member on March 23, 2024.
In line with GACL’s internal administrative processes, management has interdicted all staff relevant to the investigation.
“Management has also reiterated its warning to staff regarding the facilitation of passengers at the airport, failing which punitive measures not limited to but including summary dismissals and prosecutions by the state will be effected in line with existing protocols,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, the Minister for the Interior, Henry Quartey, has cautioned officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) stationed at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) against assisting visitors.
Describing this act as unprofessional, he cited instances where uniformed officials carried their friends’ luggage from vehicles through check-ins at KIA.
Below is the full statement.
