OVER 400 ILLEGAL LOAN OPERATORS ARRESTED
A joint operation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has led to the arrest of 422 Ghanaians and three foreign nationals engaged in illegal online loan application schemes.
The exercise was conducted on Monday, July 10, 2023, with support from the Ghana Police Service, in three different suburbs in the Greater Accra Region. In all, 654 mobile phones, 22 laptop computers and about 800 SIM cards were retrieved as part of the exercise from the suspects.
EOCO Executive Director, COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, at a joint press briefing in Accra said investigations have so far led to the identification of 150 unlicensed digital loan application platforms.
Source: majorityradio