Crime & Punishment of Sunday, 15 March 2026Source: classfmonline.comShubham Sharma, an Indian national, has been sentenced to five years in prison by an Accra Circuit Court for possessing counterfeit foreign and local currencies. The court heard that Sharma, who worked as a manager, was found with fake GH¢200 notes amounting to GH¢1,976,000and counterfeit US$100 notes totalling US$191,900. Presiding judge Joseph Yennuban Kunsong sentenced Sharma to four years’ imprisonment for possessing fake Ghana cedi notes and five years for holding counterfeit foreign currency. It also directed officials from the Ghana Police Service, the Bank of Ghana and the court registrar to ensure the destruction of the seized counterfeit notes. During police investigations, Sharma admitted that the fake notes had been kept in the company’s office.

Source: GhanaWeb March 15, 2026 03:52 UTC