India, Aug. 25 -- An eight-month-long global operation targeting West African organized crime groups has led to the arrest of 58 criminals and the identification of 263 suspects.
Operation Jackal IV was launched in November 2025 to disrupt money laundering, identify high-value targets, seize assets, and support arrests and prosecution, INTERPOL said in a press release.
The operation brought together 22 countries from six continents in response to the escalating global threat posed by West African criminal networks - such as the Black Axe and other similar groups. These groups are responsible for a significant share of the world's cyber-enabled financial fraud, typically through romance scams, cryptocurrency and investment scams or busines...