The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has disclosed that Ghana has recovered more than $15 million from an international organised online crime syndicate that defrauded Ghanaians through cryptocurrency-related scams.

Speaking at the Government’s Accountability Series on Thursday, Dr. Ayine praised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and partner investigative agencies for their coordinated efforts in tracing, freezing, and recovering the illicit proceeds.

According to him, EOCO relied on Ghana’s domestic legal framework to secure the virtual assets, which had been concealed across foreign jurisdictions. He revealed that on November 19, 2025, digital asset custodian Zodia Custody converted the recovered cryptocurrency holdings and deposited $15,191,730.13 into EOCO’s exhibit account.

Dr. Ayine explained that the criminal network deliberately targeted Ghanaian victims and laundered the stolen funds through digital currencies, including Bitcoin and USDT, to evade detection.

He described the recovery as a major breakthrough in the fight against transnational cybercrime, stressing that significant sums of money fraudulently taken out of the country had now been successfully returned.

The Attorney General further assured that victims of the scam would be identified and compensated, adding that the recovery demonstrates the government’s commitment to protecting citizens, strengthening enforcement in the financial and digital sectors, and upholding the rule of law.