Ghana arrests seven women over cedi 'money bouquets'
- Ghanaian authorities have arrested seven people for allegedly using banknotes to make so-called "money bouquets" and decorate cakes.
- The Bank of Ghana says the practice is illegal and amounts to misuse and improper handling of the cedi, the national currency.
- The arrests, carried out in collaboration with the police, followed a tip-off that led to a swoop on the suspects, all women, accused of selling the bouquets in different parts of the capital, Accra.
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- Ghanaian authorities have arrested seven people for allegedly using banknotes to make so-called "money bouquets" and decorate cakes.
- The Bank of Ghana says the practice is illegal and amounts to misuse and improper handling of the cedi, the national currency.
- The arrests, carried out in collaboration with the police, followed a tip-off that led to a swoop on the suspects, all women, accused of selling the bouquets in different parts of the capital, Accra.
Sources: BBC News