The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) Weija Sector Command has disclosed that it rescued 42 foreign nationals allegedly trafficked into the country for cyber fraud operations between January and March 2026, even as separate legal proceedings have begun against eleven other foreign nationals facing trial for allegedly running a counterfeit US dollar printing syndicate in Tuba, Accra.
Chief Superintendent Richard Coffie, the Weija Sector Commander, confirmed both developments while speaking to Channel One News on the sidelines of a workshop on human smuggling and trafficking. He said investigations into the Tuba case have been completed and all eleven suspects are now standing trial.
The eleven suspects were arrested on January 5, 2026, during an intelligence-led raid on a residential apartment in Tuba by the Anti-Human Trafficking and Cyber Fraud Taskforce Unit of the Weija Sector Command. Items seized during the operation included bundles of suspected counterfeit US dollar notes, photocopier machines, laptops, and a router believed to have been used to facilitate the illegal activity.
The 42 additional rescues, disclosed for the first time at the workshop, suggest a significantly broader trafficking pipeline operating through the same geographic corridor. Authorities described the rescued individuals as foreign nationals brought into Ghana illegally and directed toward cyber fraud operations a pattern consistent with the large-scale scam compound networks that have been dismantled across several West African countries in recent years.
Chief Superintendent Coffie said the command’s results have been driven by sustained, intelligence-led enforcement and that a new dedicated surveillance unit is being established to strengthen the command’s ability to disrupt human smuggling and trafficking networks before they become entrenched.
The GIS has also reminded landlords and property owners that renting premises to foreign nationals without due diligence carries legal risk, citing Section 52(1)(b) of the Immigration Act, 2000 (Act 573), which makes harbouring illegal immigrants a criminal offence.
The nationalities of the eleven suspects facing trial have not been disclosed. Prosecution is being pursued under both Ghanaian law and applicable international legal frameworks, according to the GIS.
