EOCO investigates 186 cases, recovers over GH¢2.4m for Ghana in 2015

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in 2015 has investigated 186 cases, according to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Marietta Appiah-Oppong.

She also indicated that the specialised government agency set up to monitor and investigate economic and organised crime on the authority of the Attorney General, is prosecuting 46 cases out of the 186 and has recovered an amount of GH¢2,419,443.72 to the state as at mid-year 2015, a GNA report says.

The Attorney General said these at the inauguration of the EOCO Board.

EOCO was established by Act 804 of 2010 in line with Article 190(1) (d) of the 1992 Constitution, as one of the public services of the country to supplement and augment government’s effort in the fight against corruption.

EOCO on its website lists the following crimes that it is mandated to investigate: Money Laundering; Human Trafficking; Prohibited Cyber Activity; Currency Counterfeiting; Terrorism and Terrorist Financing among others.