*Some Were Trafficked, Then Forced Into Crime
Fifty persons identified as Nigerians and a landlord have been arrested by Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) during a dawn operation at McCarthy Hills in the Ga South Municipality of Accra over alleged involvement in cybercrime and human trafficking.
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A report in Ghana Graphic Online said the operation took place on Thursday, July 24, 2025, following intelligence reports that some foreign nationals were unlawfully residing in the area and may have been trafficked into the country and forced into online fraud.
“This operation follows intelligence gathered on the illegal stay of some foreign nationals in the area, some of whom were trafficked into the country and forced into cyber fraud by their facilitators,” said Assistant Commissioner of Immigration M. Amoako-Atta, Head of Public Affairs of the GIS, in a press statement.
The raid, carried out in coordination with other national security agencies, resulted in the arrest of dozens of individuals and the landlord of the property believed to have been used for the alleged activities.
Amoako-Atta said further investigations were ongoing, and the suspects being screened, while updates would be shared as the situation developed.
The McCarthy Hills operation came on the heels of recent arrests involving cybercrime and trafficking networks operating in residential communities in Accra.
In April 2025, the report recalls, a joint team from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the Ghana Police Service, and other security agencies arrested 219 foreign nationals, including minors, during a raid at Oyarifa in the Ga East Municipality.
That operation, it stated, uncovered a large-scale cyber fraud and trafficking syndicate.
