All personnel connected to the recent cocaine smuggling incident at the Kotoka International Airport have been placed under interdiction by the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL).
The scandal surfaced on March 23, 2024, when a large amount of illegal drugs were apprehended at Brussels Airport in Belgium, according to The Herald Newspaper. It was reported that the cocaine was smuggled through KIA aboard Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of Morocco, with assistance from a GACL employee.Proeger Delgey Bianca, a Dutch native, was detained at Brussels Airport on the specified date with eight and a half (8.5) kg of suspected cocaine that had reportedly been trafficked through KIA.The start of the investigations and the interdiction of the staff members engaged in the incident were verified by a statement issued by GACL on April 10.
The GACL administration has issued a reminder to its employees regarding helping 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.”In order to guarantee that airport operations are safe and secure, management wants to reassure the public of its dedication and resolve to working with stakeholders.
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.
