GIS arrests 606 migrants in Ashanti Region over street begging crackdown

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in the Ashanti Region has arrested 606 undocumented migrants in a major operation targeting exploitative street begging networks in Kumasi. The exercise, conducted in the early hours of Tuesday, April 21, 2026, forms part of ongoing efforts by the Service to clamp down on organised street begging and human trafficking […]


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