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Gold Smuggling Crackdown: Multiple Arrests and Bounty Offered

10/22/2025

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The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) announced the arrest of Abdul Karim Alhassan and Sadique Abubakar in a gold smuggling syndicate; they surrendered.
A GH?1,000,000 bounty was offered for information on suspects Mohammed Afsal Puthalan and Mohammed Refeeq Nandoli.
An American and a Moroccan were arrested for illegal gold trading worth GH?2.2 million, alongside four Ghanaian nationals.
Ghana's small-scale gold export sector generated over $8 billion in foreign exchange in 2025.

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Story summary

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) announced the arrest of Abdul Karim Alhassan and Sadique Abubakar in a gold smuggling syndicate; they surrendered.
A GH?1,000,000 bounty was offered for information on suspects Mohammed Afsal Puthalan and Mohammed Refeeq Nandoli.
An American and a Moroccan were arrested for illegal gold trading worth GH?2.2 million, alongside four Ghanaian nationals.
Ghana's small-scale gold export sector generated over $8 billion in foreign exchange in 2025.