The arrests were made on Friday, April 4 and Saturday April 5. The unlicensed operators face charges of lottery fraud and contravening the National Lotto Act, Act 722 of 2006.
Speaking on Sunday, Lieutenant Colonel Yaw Dzotefe-Mensah, General Manager in charge of Security at the National Lottery Authority, pointed out the ALA is the only organization authorized to operate a lottery in Ghana.
The NLA plans to continue monitoring for illegal lotto activity and anyone found running unsanctioned operations could face a fine, a custodial sentence, or both.
