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INTERPOL’s Maritime Security Unit Seeks Collaboration With EFCC

 THE International Criminal Police Organization, INTERPOL, through its Maritime Security Unit has sought collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as part of concerted efforts to combat transnational fraud and to check fraudulent malpractices in the maritime sector.…

Interpol Arrests 200 In West Africa illegal Mining Crackdown

INTERPOL has arrested at least 200 individuals in a large-scale operation targeting illegal mining across four West African countries, AP reported on Tuesday. The crackdown, code-named Operation Sanu, took place between June and October 2024 in Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Guinea, and…

Interpol’s Africa Cybercrime Crackdown Nets 1,006 Arrests

INTERPOL, in collaboration with Afripol, the African Union police agency, has arrested 1,006 suspects across 19 African countries in a two-month crackdown on cybercrime. Dubbed Operation Serengeti, the initiative ran from September 2 to October 31, tackling a wide range of…