Shatta Wale: EOCO Detains Artist in Connection With Money Laundering After Seizure of Lamborghini

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM

by Godwin Nii-Arhmah Okine

1 min read

Ghanaian dancehall king Shatta Wale has been detained by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in relation to money laundering, tax evasion, tax fraud and possession of proceeds of crime.

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The charges stem from his purchase of a yellow Lamborghini believed to be stolen in the United States.

Wale appeared at the Accra offices of the agency on Wednesday, August 20 and was detained.

According to a statement from Shatta Wale's management, his legal team are working to secure his release.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Godwin Nii-Arhmah Okine (Entertainment Editor) Godwin Nii Armah Okine has over a decade of experience in online content creation. He joined YEN.com.gh as an Entertainment Editor in May 2025. Godwin graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies in 2014. He started his career at GhanaCelebrities.Com in 2014 as a sports correspondent, before being promoted to head of Entertainment and later, Managing Editor. Godwin covered the 2014 Africa Youth Games, Gaborone 2014, as a student journalist. Contact godwnii-armah.okine@yen.com.gh

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