The National Security, in a joint operation with the Ghana Gold Board, busted a gold smuggling ring at Anyinam in the Eastern Region.

Addressing the press on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, on the operation, officials disclosed that they arrested a total of six foreign nationals, including Indians, in the operation.

They indicated that three of the foreign nationals were to face immediate deportation, while the remaining three would face legal actions under new laws forming the Gold Board.

The officials also displayed the items seized in the operation, which included gold, bags of cash, food, and currency-counting machines.

One of the bags of cash opened by officials showed bundles of money, which could be worth millions of Ghana cedis.

“This is cash. These are all cedis… the other bags equally contain Ghana cedis. All the other bags,” one of the officials said.

The officials also displayed some of the gold seized in the operation, which were all molded in the form of coins and wrapped in blue polythene bags.

The official who was addressing the press said that they were not going to disclose the exact amount of cash or gold seized since it could have an impact on the investigation.

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