A joint security operation in the Ashanti Region has led to the arrest of eight people in a suspected employment scam linked to a network marketing company known as Q-Net.
The culprits were apprehended last Wednesday as part of an intelligence-led operation that discovered over 120 victims at a compound home in Anwomaso dubbed ‘High Tension,’ who were being lectured on Q-Net activities.
They were reportedly led into that place under the guise of finding work for which they were charged exorbitant fees.
According to the victims, some of whom are foreign nationals, the agents were also aiding them in gaining admission to various institutions abroad. They subsequently realised they had been recruited to do network marketing, which they strongly opposed.
In all, eight suspects believed to be group leaders were arrested by the police at the KNUST District. They have since been detained to assist police investigations.
“Their offices were searched and some Q-Net registration forms were retrieved”, a police report said, adding three Nigerians were handed over to the Ghana Immigration Service for further action.
The municipal chief executive for Oforikrom, Abraham Kwame Antwi who ordered immediate closure of the offices told reporters that his outfit will intensify such operations to avert a possible security threat.
The decision to embark on the swoop was authorised by the municipal security council.
“During the swoop we arrested about 53 of them and after screening the suspects were arrested and detained and the rest were cautioned”, Kwame Antwi told Asaase News.
“For now investigations have started, we intend to expand the operation to other areas within the municipality to avert any possible security threat”, he added.
Jonathan Ofori
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