AirMed International, operators of medical transport flight N823AM, have denied any involvement with illicit drug trade and money laundering activities following claims made by Rev.
Ntim Fordjour, Ranking Member of Parliament's Defence and Interior Committee, regarding the aircraft's presence at Kotoka International Airport in March 2025.
In a response to a mail query by EIB Network's Joshua Kodjo Mensah, the U.S.-based air ambulance company categorically denied any wrongdoing, emphasising that the aircraft's stop in Ghana was a routine technical layover-not part of any covert operation. "On March 20, 2025, AirMed International aircraft N823AM departed the United States for a scheduled international patient transport.
As part of the planned flight path, the aircraft made multiple stops for fuel, including a stop at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana," the mail reads. "Upon landing in Ghana, the aircraft experienced a maintenance issue: two blown tyres that required replacement.
