The Central East Regional Police Intelligence Department has arrested one suspect and rescued 46 victims, including a child, in a major operation targeting an alleged QNET-linked trafficking and fraud syndicate at Royal City, a suburb of Gomoa Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.
The victims, who were trafficked from various African countries to Ghana, were allegedly lured with promises of lucrative business opportunities and travel abroad but were instead held and exploited at the Buduburam location.
Police sources said intelligence gathered by the Command revealed that a Beninese national, Nathaniel Obassa Oladedji, had been brought into the country and confined at the facility.
Following days of surveillance, officers traced the operation to a heavily secured house within the Royal City enclave.
The building was fortified with an electric fence, forcing the police to disconnect the system and scale the walls before gaining access.
The rescued victims are believed to be from Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Togo, and other French-speaking African countries.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the syndicate collected large sums of money from the victims and their families under the pretext of arranging overseas travel and business opportunities. Some relatives were reportedly still in the process of making payments when police intervened.
Residents told Adom News that the rescue operation was swift and tactical, drawing significant attention within the neighbourhood.
A family member of one of the victims, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the suspects deceived the victims and extorted money from them through false promises of facilitating travel abroad.
Confirming the operation, the Public Relations Officer of the Central East Regional Police Command, DSP Victor Dosoo, said one suspect is currently in police custody while investigations continue to identify and arrest other accomplices.
He assured the public that the Ghana Police Service remains committed to clamping down on human trafficking and fraud syndicates operating across the country.
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