QNET renews commitment to EOCO partnership in combating human trafficking and Model Q criminal networks

QNET has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting law enforcement agencies in the fight against human trafficking, migrant smuggling and organised fraud, highlighting its partnership with Ghana's Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) as a successful model of public-private collaboration in tackling increasingly sophisticated criminal networks across West and Central Africa.

The workshop heard that organised criminal groups across West and Central Africa are increasingly adopting a sophisticated modus operandi known as Model Q, which combines human trafficking, migrant smuggling, financial fraud, psychological manipulation and digital recruitment into a single criminal enterprise.

The workshop brought together investigators, prosecutors, intelligence officers, financial crime experts, immigration officials and representatives from INTERPOL, ECOWAS and several West and Central African countries to strengthen regional cooperation against emerging organised crime threats, particularly the sophisticated trafficking model known as "Model Q.