The Ghana Police Service has arrested seven suspected members of a human trafficking syndicate and rescued forty-eight victims during two separate intelligence-led operations in Ho in the Volta Region.
The suspects, identified as Emmanuel Asiamah, Frimpong Jerry, Paul Mensah, Bismark Perry, Vida Gefah, Ebenezer Kwabena Owusu, and Prince Kaku, were arrested on 8th and 10th January, 2026, through intelligence-led operations conducted at Fiave Dablah Ayekple Street, Ho CK Road and Somey Junction.
In a statement, the Ghana Police Service announced that a total of forty-eight (48) victims were rescued during the operations.
The victims were made up of, largely, young adults and students, who reportedly were lured with promises of overseas travel and held under deceptive and coercive conditions.
The police conducted a search at the various locations and uncovered official receipts issued to victims after collecting money under the pretext of securing visas for travel abroad, as well as assorted documents linked to other fraudulent activities.
Meanwhile, all seven suspects are currently in custody assisting investigations, while efforts are underway to trace parents or relatives of the rescued victims and to arrest other suspects connected to the human trafficking syndicate who are currently at large.
The Ghana Police Service has assured the general public of its commitment to dismantling fraudulent networks and protecting the public from organised scams.
