Officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office have rounded up 320 individuals in an alleged human trafficking and recruitment scam at separate locations in the Ashanti Region.

After screening the individuals, officials identified 295 as victims of alleged trafficking, while 25 suspects who allegedly lured the victims into a fake business scam under the guise of QNET were arrested.

The victims, who were brought from various parts of the country by their recruiters under the pretext of offering them employment, educational, and travel opportunities while posing as officers from QNET, were camped at separate locations in Kenyasi in the Kwabre East Municipality and Buoho in the Afigya South District, both in the Ashanti Region.

Head of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit at EOCO, Staff Officer Dominic Mensah, stated that shelter is being prepared for the victims as arrangements are being made to reintegrate them with their families.

Head of Compliance at QNET, Theodocia Naana Bennieh Quartey, expressed concern about the continuous use of the institution’s name in such fraudulent activities and indicated that the company is strengthening collaboration with security agencies to clamp down on individuals engaging in such acts.