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19.02.2004 Diaspora (Canada)

Toronto-based Ghanaian Busted With Fake Currency

By Appiah-Menka (Accra)
Toronto-based Ghanaian Busted With Fake Currency
19.02.2004 LISTEN

A Ghanaian "businessman" (real name withheld for now) based in Toronto, Canada, who was recently arrested in Ghana on running a counterfeit currency racket, has been left off the hook. According to an inside source, he was caught in the process of transporting billions of fake counterfeit cedi notes and other currencies into the country.He is believed to have despatched batches of the currency, concealed in second-hand clothing, television sets, and refrigerators from Toronto to Ghana. He returned to Canada on Sunday Feb. 15 without facing trial. Who were the big men who got him off the hook? According to a source in Ottawa, the "businessman" has been seen, on several ocassions, in the company of some high ranking govt officials/diplomats in Toronto. Rumours are bound that he might been left of the hook because of his connections with Govt officials....story still being investigated .... awaiting more details ... if you have information email us

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