Interpol reported the results of Operation Serengeti III, conducted from June 29 to August 31, 2026 across 21 countries: 1,462 suspects were arrested, 10,909 malicious networks were disrupted and more than $105 million was recovered. Investigators identified 65,929 victims and linked criminal activity to losses exceeding $385 million. In Angola, two illegal mining centers were dismantled, nine suspects were arrested, and more than 2,000 mining machines and six illegal electrical facilities worth over $1 million were seized. In Nigeria, an investment scam uncovered more than $2.4 million in suspicious transactions, some of which was reportedly laundered through cryptocurrency transactions. Other operations led to 365 arrests in Uganda, the seizure of 2.1 million email addresses in Nigeria and 30 arrests in the Republic of the Congo.
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