Interpol-coordinated operation in Africa arrests 1,462 cybercrime suspects

Seized

105 US$ million

Police seized US$105 million tied to the schemes, which Interpol says affected 65,929 victims.

In Uganda, police broke up two fraud rings whose call centres targeted retirees in Asia with fake investments, arresting 365 suspects.

Also found

In Angola, police shut two illegal crypto-mining centres and seized more than 2,000 mining devices and six illegal electrical substations.