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300 arrested in global raids against gangs

» Published: 17 July 2024

300 arrested in global raids against gangs
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Police on five continents have in a coordinated raid named Jackal III arrested 300 people, seized millions of dollars, and blocked hundreds of bank accounts linked to West African gangs, announces Interpol.

One of the objectives of the operation was the organized criminal network Black Axe, which was founded in Nigeria and is now active with, among other things, cyber fraud, human trafficking, and drug smuggling in several parts of the world – including Sweden. The network is currently being investigated in over 40 countries, according to Interpol.

Larger raids were made, among other places, in Argentina, where the police, after five years of investigation, struck against Black Axe and seized 1.2 million dollars in high-quality counterfeit bills, arrested 72 suspects, and froze around 100 bank accounts.

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