On August 5, 2025, Ghanaian musician Shatta Wale handed over his 2019 Lamborghini Urus to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) of Ghana.
The high-end car is one of those vehicles that are allegedly connected to the former CEO of Ghana Tech Lab, a Ghanaian-American, who is currently imprisoned in the United States for committing fraud.
The confiscation was the result of operations guided by intelligence, carried out by the EOCO’s Surveillance and Asset Recovery Unit, who were on the ground alongside officers of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The officers were fully equipped with firearms, but as per the standard safety regulations of the operation, there was no use of force at the time of the surrender.
In his repudiation of any misconduct, Shatta Wale confessed to have been the owner of the car, and it was bought in a legitimate way. His representatives made it clear that the vehicle was handed to the police on a voluntary basis. The performer, thinking about the promotion of his personality, pleaded that the arrest should not be reported.
The authorities in Detroit are convinced that the Lamborghini was a purchase made with the money that was taken illegally through the fraud operations of Amuah. They are demanding that the car be seized and the money returned in order to satisfy the restitution orders in the fraud case.
Hence, EOCO has made it clear that they are sending Shatta Wale and an ex-officer of the National Security Bureau as two persons of interest whom they would come for further interrogation.
The current situation is an instance of the connections between Ghanaian and U.S. officials that are established to fight the recovery of transnational assets. If the vehicle is proven to be from drug traffickers, it may be permanently confiscated following Mutual Legal Assistance provisions. EOCO will, thus, after the investigation, report back to the U.S. authorities on the matter.
