INTERPOL crackdown on West African crime rings uncovers troubling new trend

Police across 22 countries arrested 58 people and identified 263 suspects during an eight-month INTERPOL operation targeting West African organized crime groups. Suspects detained in an operation targeting West African crime groups (Source: INTERPOL) Operation Jackal IV ran from November 2025 to June 2026. The goal was to disrupt money laundering, flag high-value targets, seize assets, and back up…