The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 40 Cameroonians in connection with internet fraud and human trafficking.
The suspects the police said were arrested at a residence located at Kenyasi Abrem in the Ashanti Region.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects collected a total sum of four million, five hundred thousand CFA Francs (4,500,000 CFA) from their victims.
A statement issued by Godwin Ahianyo, Deputy Superintendent of Police/Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Ashanti Region, revealed that the victims include thirty-two (32) males and eleven (11) females under the false pretence of securing employment opportunities in Ghana.
“Further investigation has revealed that the suspect orchestrated this fraudulent scheme through a
known internet scam method popularly referred to as Q-NET.
“All individuals involved, both suspects and victims aged between twenty-two (22) and thirty-eight (38), have been handed over to the Ghana Immigration Service at the Regional Headquarters for the necessary immigration processes and repatriation to their home country.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
