INTERPOL officials. CREDIT: INTERPOL website
An eight-month international operation targeting West African organised crime groups has resulted in the arrest of 58 suspects and the identification of 263 others, the International Criminal Police Organisation has said.
The operation, tagged Operation Jackal IV, ran from November 2025 to June 2026 and involved 22 countries across six continents.
According to a statement on Tuesday, INTERPOL said the operation aimed to disrupt money laundering networks, identify high-value criminal targets, seize illicit assets, and support the arrest and prosecution of suspects linked to organised crime.
The agency said the operation was launched in response to the growing global threat posed by West African criminal networks, including Black Axe and other similar groups.
