Seven arrested; Forty-eight rescued in a human trafficking crackdown

The Ghana Police Service has arrested seven suspected members of a human trafficking syndicate and rescued forty-eight victims during two separate 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 operations conducted at Fiave Dablah Ayekple Street, Ho CK Road, and Somey Junction.

A total of forty-eight victims were rescued during the operations. The victims, made up largely of young adults and students are said to have been lured with promises of overseas travel and held under deceptive and coercive conditions.

Searches conducted at the various locations uncovered official receipts issued to victims after collecting monies under the pretext of securing visas for travel abroad, as well as assorted documents linked to other fraudulent activities.

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.