The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has taken decisive action by interdicting all personnel involved in the recent cocaine smuggling incident at Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
Reports surfaced following the seizure of a significant quantity of illegal drugs at Brussels Airport in Belgium, indicating that the cocaine was transported through KIA aboard Royal Air Maroc, the Moroccan national carrier, with alleged assistance from a GACL staff member on March 23, 2024.
A Dutch national, Proeger Delgey Bianca, was apprehended at Brussels Airport with 8.5 kilograms of suspected cocaine, purportedly transported through KIA on the mentioned date.
In an official statement dated April 10, GACL confirmed the commencement of investigations and the interdiction of implicated staff members.
The management of GACL reiterated its stern warning to staff regarding aiding passengers at the airport, stressing that failure to comply would result in punitive actions, including summary dismissals and legal prosecutions.
“failing which punitive measures not limited to but including summary dismissals and prosecutions by the State will be effected in line with existing protocols.”
GACL management reassured the public of its unwavering commitment to collaborate with stakeholders to maintain safety and security at the airport.
Below is the full statement
The attention of the Board and Management of GACL has been drawn to the Herald publication dated Wednesday, April 10, 2024, with the above headline.
Management notes that investigations by relevant authorities into the alleged smuggling of 8.5 kilograms of substance suspected to be cocaine through Kotoka International Airport on March 23, 2024, are ongoing.
The Board and Management, in line with GACL’s internal administrative processes, has taken swift measures to interdict all GACL 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.
Management wishes to assure the general public of its commitment and determination, in collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that operations at the airport are safe and secure.