The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced the deportation of three Indian nationals and the prosecution of three other foreign nationals as it begins strict enforcement of the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140), aimed at regulating Ghana's gold trade and curbing illegal smuggling.
Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, May 14, GoldBod spokesperson Prince Minkah explained that the fate of the six suspects-arrested in separate operations in the Ashanti Region and Anyinam-was determined by the timing of their arrest in relation to the April 30 enforcement date of the new law.
The three Indian nationals, arrested before the Act came into force, will be repatriated to their home country.
While their actions breached existing gold trade regulations, they do not fall under the punitive scope of the new law. "They will be repatriated to their home country to reunite with their families," Minkah said, clarifying the decision not to prosecute.
