16 arrested in crackdown on counterfeit currency syndicate
The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) has arrested 16 suspects and dismantled four alleged counterfeit currency production hubs in a six-week intelligence-led operation across the Greater Accra Region. The operation, conducted between June 12 and July 24, 2026, uncovered what the NSCS described as sophisticated printing and distribution networks allegedly involved in producing and…
The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) has taken action against a suspected counterfeit currency production and distribution network in a six-week operation in the Greater Accra Region. Between June 12 and July 24, 2026, 16 suspects were arrested and four counterfeit currency production hubs were dismantled. Security teams seized over half a million US dollars and large sums in counterfeit Ghanaian cedis and CFA francs.
The operation disrupted the network, which involved technical printing operators, cross-border facilitators and couriers. Suspects allegedly used various locations as production and storage sites, including religious facilities, residential properties and commercial premises.
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