The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has confiscated a 2019 Lamborghini Urus belonging to Ghanaian dancehall artist Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, as part of an ongoing international criminal investigation.
In a statement signed by EOCO’s Acting Executive Director, Raymond Archer, the agency announced that the seizure followed a request from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice in 2023.
According to the statement, EOCO’s Surveillance and Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) conducted a lawful search in June 2025 at a residence in Trassaco Valley Phase 1, Accra. The operation led to the discovery and seizure of the luxury vehicle, which U.S. authorities have linked to illicit proceeds of Nana Kwabena Amuah—a Ghanaian currently serving an 86-month sentence in the U.S. for multiple financial crimes.
Also Read: Minority blasts new cocoa price: ‘This is an insult and a stab in the back of farmers’
“The car was seized from one Charles Nii Armah, aka Shatta Wale. The officers were professional and civil, and the operation occurred without incident,” the statement said.
Shatta Wale, the release noted, had pleaded with EOCO officials not to make the seizure public, explaining that the vehicle was central to his brand and public image. In consideration, EOCO allowed him to personally surrender the car, which is now in their custody.
EOCO clarified that it is standard protocol for SARU officers to be armed during operations to ensure their safety.
The FBI and U.S. Justice Department are expected to submit a formal Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) request for the repatriation of the vehicle to the United States, as part of efforts to recover $4.74 million in restitution linked to Amuah’s criminal activities.
The statement further identified Shatta Wale and a former senior officer of the National Signals Bureau (NSB) as persons of interest. Both individuals are expected to be invited to assist EOCO with ongoing investigations. EOCO also indicated that findings may be shared with U.S. authorities as part of ongoing international collaboration.