Ghana: Police Arrest 41 in Joint Operation Against Illegal Forex Trade

The Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service has arrested 41 people in a joint operation with the Bank of Ghana to clamp down on illegal foreign exchange trading in parts of Accra.

The suspects, made up of Ghanaians, Togolese, Beninese and Nigeriens, were picked up on 9 December 2025 during operations at Tudu, Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Airport and Osu.

Police recovered more than GHS 1.2 million, CFA 100,000, over NGN 3.3 million including amounts on an electronic money point…