- AirMed Flight N823AM stayed at Kotoka Airport for five days
- Alleged illicit cargo, not patients, on board
- President Mahama orders inquiry into the aircrafts
JoyNews has confirmed that AirMed Flight N823AM landed in Ghana and remained at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for five days before departing for Gran Canaria, Spain.
This comes in response to concerns raised by the Minority in Parliament regarding the aircraft’s activities in the country.
Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member of the Parliament’s Defense and Interior Committee, has alleged that the air ambulance, along with another private jet, may be involved in drug trafficking or money laundering—an allegation that JoyNews has not independently verified.
Flight tracking platform FlightRadar24, a reliable source for such data, confirms that AirMed N823AM was originally scheduled to depart Gran Canaria on March 20, 2025, at 3:55 AM, with an expected arrival in Accra at 8:08 AM. However, the flight was delayed, departing at 4:59 AM and landing in Accra at 9:03 AM.
The aircraft remained in Ghana for five days before leaving Kotoka International Airport on March 25, 2025, at 1:01 AM, and landing in Gran Canaria at 5:12 AM. Since then, it has completed 15 flights, including trips to Santa Maria, St. John’s, Bangor, and Birmingham on the same day, March 25.
In the past week, the aircraft also flew to Nigeria. On March 28, it flew from Gran Canaria to Lagos and returned on the same day.
Its most recent flight took place on March 30, 2025, when it traveled from Charlotte to Birmingham.
The Minority has claimed that AirMed Flight N823AM, an air ambulance, did not carry any patients but instead allegedly transported suspicious cargo suspected to contain cocaine and US dollars.
“There is no evidence of any medical referral or patient on board. Our intelligence suggests the aircraft was used to smuggle illicit cargo,” the Minority stated.
The Minority also raised concerns about an Antonov An-12B operated by Cavok Air, which arrived in Ghana on March 12 and stayed for 13 days before departing on the same day as the AirMed flight. The coincidence was described as “intriguing,” and the Minority has called for full disclosure of the cargo on board.
Rev. Fordjour emphasized the importance of transparency in the fight against drug trafficking and money laundering. He urged National Security to disclose the cargo carried by both aircraft.
This comes after the National Investigations Bureau’s recent interception of $350 million worth of cocaine in Cape Coast, an operation that the Minority praised for its transparency.
In response to the Minority’s claims, President John Mahama has directed National Security and the relevant authorities to conduct a comprehensive investigation.
