The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has stated that investigations by relevant authorities into an alleged smuggling of 8.5 kilograms of substance suspected to be cocaine through the Kotoka International Airport on March 23, 2024, are still ongoing.
This follows a publication by The Herald newspaper on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, with the headline “Cocaine smuggling scandal unfolds at Kotoka Airport.”
In a statement issued on April 10, 2024, regarding the development, the GACL mentioned that its board and management, in accordance with its internal administrative processes, have swiftly taken measures to interdict all GACL staff pertinent to the investigation.
It stressed that “management has also reiterated its warning to staff regarding 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.”