Interpol has announced the outcome of a global operation targeting West African organized crime groups across five continents in 21 countries.
DAKAR, Senegal — In a global operation targeting West Africa n organized crime groups across five continents, police arrested 300 people, seized $3 million and blocked 720 bank accounts, Interpol said Tuesday.
“The volume of financial fraud stemming from West Africa is alarming and increasing,” said Isaac Oginni, director of Interpol’s Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre. “This operation’s results underscore the critical need for international law enforcement collaboration to combat these extensive criminal networks.”
Black Axe used money mules to open bank accounts worldwide and is now under investigation in over 40 countries for related money laundering activities, the agency said. The suspects include citizens from Argentina, Colombia, Nigeria and Venezuela.Prosecutors say neo-Nazi ‘murder cult’ leader plotted to give poison candy to Jewish kids in NYCIn Argentina, following a five-year investigation, the police cracked down on Black Axe and seized $ 1.
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