Economic and Organised Crime Office

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has released a new list of persons on its wanted list. The list, containing the details of two men, was shared on Twitter on June 6, 2023. The two men are Desmond Obukowo and Nosa Justice Iyoha. According to the EOCO, the two are wanted for their alleged offence of defrauding by false pretense and their involvement in money laundering. The anti-graft outfit added that any person with information on the said persons should contact their Head Office located adjacent to Old Parliament House Barnes Road, Accra, or the nearest police station. It…

A joint operation involving the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the Ghana Police Service has led to the arrest of 49 suspected human traffickers. A statement issued by EOCO said the suspects who are all Nigerians are between the ages of 18 and 34 years. They include 47 males and 2 females, the statement revealed. The suspects were allegedly engaged in human trafficking and cyber-related crimes, EOCO said. The team retrieved 70 laptops, two salon cars, 51 mobile phones, 9 internet modems, and other gadgets. Investigation into the matter revealed that 45 of the persons were victims of…

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested ten (10) garage owners in Accra after an intelligence-led investigation found thirty-seven (37) luxury cars believed to have been stolen from the United States of America and Canada. In a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, EOCO said that the operation was carried out in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Royal Canadian Mounted Mice (RCMP). “On Friday, December 9 2022, thirty-seven (37) of such vehicles were retrieved from some garages in Accra during which ten (10) persons were arrested. The suspects have…