DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects in Africa during a massive two-month operation, clamping down on cybercrime that left tens of thousands of victims, including some who were ...

The West African police action, known as Operation Sanu, also marked a first for tackling illegal sand mining in Gambia. Raids in the Kombo and south coastal belt regions resulted in seven arrests and ...

Interpol, which is headquartered in France, said the arrests had been made during November and December during operations conducted jointly with the pan-African police body Afripol. The arrests ...

The global police body, Interpol, on Monday said no fewer than 37 suspected terrorists, including members of Islamic State, have been arrested across East Africa over the last two months.

Interpol arrested at least 200 people in four ... The operations, code-named Sanu, were carried out in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea and Senegal from June to October last year.

A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure ...