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The National Security Council Secretariat says Rev. Emmanuel Boakye-Danquah is at large following a crackdown on alleged counterfeit currency networks that led to 16 arrests and the seizure of printing equipment and counterfeit notes.
The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) says Ghanaian pastor Rev. Emmanuel Boakye-Danquah is at large following a nationwide crackdown on alleged criminal syndicates involved in the production, possession and distribution of counterfeit Ghanaian and foreign currencies.
According to the NSCS, Rev. Boakye-Danquah was identified as a suspect linked to one of four major counterfeit currency printing hubs dismantled during six coordinated operations conducted between June 12 and July 24, 2026.
The operations, carried out with security and intelligence agencies after months of investigations, resulted in the arrest of 16 suspects and the seizure of four counterfeit currency printing machines, six vehicles, two motorcycles and large quantities of counterfeit notes and unprocessed currency coupons.
The NSCS said a June 29 operation at Lashibi and Klagon led investigators to a religious facility whose administrative offices and residential quarters were allegedly being used to produce and store counterfeit currency.
One printing machine and two vehicles were seized during the operation. Authorities also reported recovering counterfeit currency coupons with a face value of US$5,287,900, CFA 623,530,000 and GH¢7,129,000.
Across the operations, security agencies also seized finished counterfeit notes valued at approximately US$543,000, GH¢196,600 and CFA 60,000, as well as unprocessed coupons reportedly valued at millions of dollars, Ghana cedis and CFA francs.
The NSCS said the arrested suspects and exhibits have been transferred to the Bureau of National Intelligence for forensic examination and further legal processes. Case dockets have also been submitted to the Attorney-General's Office, while prosecution proceedings are ongoing at the Accra High Court.
Other suspects identified during the investigations, including Rev. Boakye-Danquah, remain at large, according to the Secretariat.
The NSCS said the alleged networks involved transnational facilitators, technical printing operators and couriers who distributed counterfeit currency through motorcycles and other vehicles.
Security agencies have continued efforts to locate the remaining suspects and investigate the alleged use of religious and administrative premises to conceal counterfeit currency operations.
The Secretariat has urged financial institutions, property owners and religious organisations to strengthen due diligence and encouraged the public to report suspicious printing activities and unusual foreign currency transactions to security authorities.
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