Families of younger girls allegedly trapped in QNET-related scams within the Ashanti Region have begun contacting government to retrieve their family, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has published.

Staff Officer Dominic Mensah, Head of EOCO’s Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, advised reporters in Kumasi on Friday that some sufferers have already been returned to their communities, however investigations are ongoing. “Some of the families have started phoning in to retrieve their relatives. We couldn’t take space to accommodate all of them, so we had to send them back to where we picked them from, but we are in touch with them. We are also communicating with their families,” he stated.

The disclosure follows the arrest of 320 people on Thursday, sixth November 2025, by means of EOCO officials in Kenyasi and Buoho. Out of the entire, 295 were known as sufferers of alleged human trafficking, with 25 regarded as doable suspects accused of luring sufferers right into a fraudulent commerce scheme below the guise of QNET.

EOCO famous that 214 of the sufferers are ladies, highlighting rising considerations over the exploitation of younger girls within the area. Mensah added that the suspects are not likely to be performing by myself. “We believe that the suspects aren’t the only people behind this scam. There are other people who are behind it, so we want to see if we can get more suspects,” he stated.

The arrests got here after a coordinated effort between EOCO and QNET officers in Ghana and West Africa, a part of the enterprise’s “QNET campaign against scam” initiative aimed toward curtailing illicit operations masquerading as official commerce chances.

Theodocia Quartey, Head of Compliance at QNET, advised the general public to document suspicious actions to offer protection to doable sufferers. “The victim needs redress. We want to point to victims where to go. We are providing every resource to help the law enforcement agencies to fight this seeming canker,” she said.

EOCO says it’s proceeding investigations to resolve the bigger syndicate allegedly orchestrating those fraudulent actions. The suspects are anticipated to be arraigned in court docket because the place of work works to dismantle the community in the back of the scams.

QNET, a international way of life and wellness enterprise, has pledged complete make stronger for the investigative and legislation enforcement businesses to finish the scamming actions.

The branding highlights ongoing considerations over the exploitation of younger men and women thru fraudulent multi-level development schemes in Ghana, which government say steadily contain components of human trafficking and coercion.

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