INTERPOL crackdown on West African crime rings uncovers troubling new trend
Police across 22 countries arrested 58 people and identified 263 suspects during an eight-month INTERPOL operation targeting West African organized crime groups. Suspects detained in an operation targeting West African crime groups (Source: INTERPOL) Operation Jackal IV ran from November 2025 to June 2026. The goal was to disrupt money laundering, flag high-value targets, seize assets, and back up arrests and prosecutions tied to groups such as Black Axe, which Interpol links to a large … More → The post INTERPOL crackdown on West African crime rings uncovers troubling new trend appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Interpol coordinated a multi-country operation targeting Black Axe's financial networks, resulting in the seizure of millions in assets and disruption of Crime-as-a-Service infrastructure operating across four continents. The sting represents a significant international effort to dismantle the group's illicit financial operations and underlying criminal infrastructure.