A Ghanaian pastor, Rev. Emmanuel Boakye-Danquah, is at large after the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) uncovered an alleged counterfeit currency operation at a religious facility in Klagon.
The NSCS named Rev. Boakye-Danquah as a suspect following one of six intelligence-led operations conducted between June 12 and July 24, 2026, against networks allegedly involved in producing and distributing counterfeit Ghanaian and foreign currencies.
The operations resulted in the arrest of 16 suspects and the dismantling of four alleged counterfeit currency printing hubs across the Greater Accra Region and surrounding districts.
Security agencies seized four currency-printing machines, six vehicles and two motorcycles, together with finished counterfeit notes and unprocessed currency coupons.
According to the NSCS, a June 29 operation at an office facility in Lashibi and Klagon led to the arrest of five people and the recovery of printing equipment.
Follow-up intelligence reportedly led investigators to the headquarters of a religious facility in Klagon, where administrative offices and residential quarters were allegedly being used to produce and store counterfeit currency.
One printing machine and two operational vehicles were seized, alongside counterfeit currency coupons valued at US$5,287,900, CFA623,530,000 and GH¢7,129,000, according to the NSCS.
The Secretariat said intelligence analysis showed that some of the syndicates allegedly used churches and other religious premises to conceal their activities.
The wider operations also yielded US$543,000, GH¢196,600 and CFA60,000 in finished counterfeit notes.
Security agencies further seized unprocessed currency coupons allegedly intended for printing, with reported values of US$5,293,500, GH¢19,553,700 and CFA623,550,000.
The NSCS said the 16 suspects and seized physical and digital exhibits had been transferred to the Bureau of National Intelligence for forensic examination and further legal processes.
It said case dockets had been submitted to the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice, with prosecution proceedings ongoing at the Accra High Court, General Jurisdiction.
Other suspects identified during the investigations, including Adamu Haruna and Amankwah Bismark, were also reported to be at large.
The NSCS said intelligence teams remained deployed to locate and arrest the remaining suspects.
