Interpol operation nabs 300 in global crackdown on West African crime groups across 5 continents
Voice of America
FILE - People walk on the Interpol logo at the agency headquarters in Lyon, France, Nov. 8, 2018. 'The volume of financial fraud stemming from West Africa is alarming and increasing,' says Isaac Oginni, director of Interpol's Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre.
In a global operation targeting West African organized crime groups across five continents, police arrested 300 people, seized $3 million and blocked 720 bank accounts, Interpol said Tuesday.
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