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The arrest of 320 people in Kumasi as part of an anti-human trafficking and economic crime operation targeting the notorious QNET fraud scheme is a significant development in the battle against organised crime, according to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). The raid, which took place today, Thursday, November 6, 2025, is the nation’s greatest anti-human trafficking operation and represents a major step up in EOCO’s attempts to destroy the networks that exploit victims under the pretence of the QNET business model. The individuals were apprehended as a consequence of two concurrent operations carried out at various places by EOCO’s Anti-Human Trafficking Unit. EOCO’s preliminary evaluations have started classifying those detained: Potential Suspects: Twenty-five people are thought to be possible suspects in the trafficking and fraud scheme. Victims: Currently, the remaining 295 people are considered victims of employment frauds and human trafficking carried out under the pretence of QNET. The operation’s scope exceeds that of a raid that was carried out in Kasoa only two weeks prior and resulted in the arrest of more than twenty-six individuals. The large operation, according to EOCO, is the outcome of “meticulous investigations conducted by EOCO over several months,” reaffirming the organization’s dedication to “detecting, investigating, and prosecuting economic and organised crime.” The 25 alleged offenders are presently being screened and will be the subject of additional enquiries. The ultimate objective is to “bring perpetrators to justice” and get convictions in accordance with Ghana’s laws against economic crime and human trafficking. Additionally, the organisation is actively collaborating with QNET to “clamp down on the misuse of their brand name to traffic and defraud innocent individuals.” EOCO encouraged people to report any suspicious activity to its offices and reassured the public of its “continued commitment to fighting economic and organised crime.” Human trafficking and financial fraud in Ghana have been repeatedly connected to the QNET scheme, which typically entails recruiting based on promises of big returns through direct marketing. Under the pretence of the QNET company structure, victims are frequently enticed with the promise of rich overseas jobs or rapid wealth, only to find themselves stuck, sometimes coerced into debt, or exploited for recruitment reasons. This fits the description of an employment scam. The local actors abusing the model are the focus of EOCO’s activity.
