The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has announced a major breakthrough in its fight against organised crime, revealing the arrest of 320 individuals in Kumasi as part of an anti-human trafficking and economic crime operation targeting the infamous QNET fraud scheme.
The raid, conducted today, Thursday, November 6, 2025, marks the single largest anti-human trafficking operation in the country and signals a significant escalation in EOCO’s efforts to dismantle the networks exploiting victims under the guise of the QNET business model.
EOCO’s Anti-Human Trafficking Unit executed two simultaneous operations at different locations, resulting in the arrest of the people.
Initial assessments by EOCO have begun to categorise those arrested:
- Potential Suspects: 25 individuals are considered potential suspects in the fraud and trafficking ring.
- Victims: The remaining 295 individuals are currently deemed to be victims of human trafficking and employment scams perpetrated under the guise of QNET.
The scale of the operation surpasses a previous raid conducted just two weeks ago in Kasoa, which led to the arrest of over 26 people.
EOCO stated that the massive operation is the result of “meticulous investigations conducted by EOCO over several months,” reinforcing the agency’s commitment to “detecting, investigating, and prosecuting economic and organised crime.”
- The 25 suspected perpetrators are currently undergoing screening and will be subjected to further investigations.
- The ultimate goal is to “bring perpetrators to justice” and secure convictions in line with Ghana’s anti-human trafficking and economic crime laws.
The agency is also actively working with QNET to “clamp down on the misuse of their brand name to traffic and defraud innocent individuals.”
EOCO reassured the public of its “continued commitment to fighting economic and organised crime” and urged citizens to report any suspicious activities to their offices.
The QNET scheme, which often involves recruitment based on promises of high returns through direct selling, has frequently been linked to human trafficking and financial fraud in Ghana.
Victims are often lured with the promise of lucrative overseas jobs or quick wealth, only to find themselves trapped, sometimes forced into debt or exploited for recruitment purposes, fitting the definition of an employment scam under the guise of the QNET business structure.
EOCO’s action targets the local actors exploiting the model.
