US Department of Justice, Ghana security agencies clamp down on cybercrime

The crackdown, it added, formed part of a broader consortium operation by international law enforcement agencies which made 28 arrests of individuals tied to criminal scam operations, including nine arrests in Nigeria during the enforcement period, with 53 electronic devices seized there.

Joint security operation between Ghanaian security agencies and international partners has led to the rescue of 117 victims of human trafficking and the rescue of 19 persons in connection with international criminal scam operations in Accra.

The Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, through its Cyber-Enabled Scam Initiative (CSI), the Scam Centre Strike Force launched in November last year, and the Homeland Security Task Force National Coordination Centre were critical in executing the mission.