{"id":46842,"date":"2025-04-08T20:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T20:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=46842"},"modified":"2025-04-08T20:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T20:45:33","slug":"no-evidence-of-illicit-cargo-on-airmed-and-antonov-planes-gacl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=46842","title":{"rendered":"No evidence of illicit cargo on AirMed and Antonov planes \u2013 GACL"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has refuted allegations that two aircraft, which landed at Kotoka International Airport in March, were involved in drug trafficking.<\/p>\n

In a press statement issued on Monday, April 8, 2025, GACL clarified that \u201cthere was no evidence of any illegal substances on board both aircraft\u201d following comprehensive security checks conducted by Aviation Security and National Security.<\/p>\n

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The statement comes in response to claims made by Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member of Parliament\u2019s Defence and Interior Committee, suggesting that the aircraft\u2014AirMed flight N823AM and Cavok Air\u2019s Antonov An-12B cargo plane\u2014were used to transport cocaine and cash to Gran Canaria, Spain.<\/p>\n

GACL emphasised that the landing permits for all aircraft entering Ghana are not issued by the Airports Company but by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in collaboration with National Security. The ground handling services, they said, were provided by Swissport.<\/p>\n

The company also denied any link between its Managing Director, Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, and Rev. Ntim Fordjour, stating that she \u201cdoes not know or has never met or spoken to\u201d the MP.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe onus is on the groups or individuals making false allegations to provide evidence,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

GACL further warned that it would not hesitate to pursue legal action against any media house, individual, or entity \u201cfor any intentional or mischievous publication\u201d relating to the allegations.<\/p>\n

The statement concluded by urging the public to treat the allegations with the contempt they deserve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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