GACL interdicts staff over alleged cocaine smuggling
The statement also indicated that “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 Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has interdicted some staff following an alleged cocaine smuggling incident at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
The decision was disclosed in a statement released by the GACL on April 10 as it began probing the incident.
According to reports, the cocaine was smuggled through KIA aboard the Moroccan national carrier, Royal Air Maroc, with the assistance of 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, believed to have been transported through KIA on the said date.
The statement also indicated that “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”, management stressed.
