INTERPOL Operation Jackal IV: Dismantling Black Axe and West African Cybercrime Infrastructure
Operation Jackal IV was a coordinated law enforcement action spanning 22 countries to neutralize the financial infrastructure of West African syndicates, primarily the Black Axe group. The operation targeted the "money laundering machine" utilizing a combination of shell companies, digital wallets, and mule accounts to obfuscate funds derived from sextortion and large-scale financial fraud. By analyzing cryptocurrency laundering pathways and C2 communication patterns, INTERPOL and partner agencies disrupted the multi-continental financial flows necessary for these syndicates to operate, resulting in 58 arrests and the identification of 263 suspects.
Operation Jackal IV: INTERPOL Dismantles Black Axe 'Crime-as-a-Service' Infrastructure
Operation Jackal IV, a coordinated international law enforcement initiative led by INTERPOL, successfully disrupted the globalized criminal infrastructure of West African organized crime syndicates, specifically targeting the Black Axe group. Spanning 22 countries across six continents, the eight-month operation (November 2025 – June 2026) focused on dismantling sophisticated "Crime-as-a-Service" (CaaS) models. These models facilitate large-scale fraud, sextortion, and money laundering via complex digital and physical financial networks. The operation resulted in 58 arrests, identification of 263 suspects, and the seizure of millions in illicit assets, effectively degrading the high-tech, infrastructure-heavy capabilities used to exploit global financial systems.