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Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks

Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks

By GhanaSummary NewsroomPan-Africa

Interpol said many aspects of Jackal IV remained under investigation but preliminary outcomes included arrests in Argentina, Italy, Romania and South Africa.

Operation Jackal IV - which took place between November 2025 and June 2026 - investigated how the groups laundered money and how financial fraud cyber crimes, such as cryptocurrency and email compromise fraud, were conducted.

Operation Jackal IV is one of multiple "Jackal" police operations that have taken place since 2022.

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