INTERPOL-Coordinated Operation Nets 1,462 Suspects, Recovers Over $105 Million

An INTERPOL-coordinated cybercrime operation led law enforcement agencies in 21 countries to arrest 1,462 suspects and recover more than $105 million, alongside actions involving cryptocurrency mining and suspected fraud proceeds.

Authorities in Angola seized more than 2,000 devices used for cryptocurrency mining. In Nigeria, a separate investigation into an international investment-fraud scheme found that more than $2.4 million in suspected criminal proceeds had moved. Much of that money was laundered through cryptocurrency transactions.