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Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Ikoyi, Lagos, have arrested a Cameroonian businessman, Bekono Marc Eric, for allegedly defrauding a first-generation bank of about N1.5bn. The 47-year-old suspect, a member of a trans-border syndicate that specialises in credit card fraud, was arrested on Thursday, April 23

Indian authorities arrested Darwin Labs co-founder Ayush Varshney at Mumbai airport for his alleged role in the GainBitcoin fraud case Investigators claimed Darwin Labs developed the essential technology, wallets, and tokens used to operate the scheme and manage investor funds The fraudulent operation allegedly diverted approximately US$790 million from 8,000 investors through promised Bitcoin returns

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, shortly after being released on bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, according to Premium Times. El-Rufai, who was granted bail at around 8 p.m., was immediately picked up by DSS operatives who reportedly lay in

Authorities in Spain have arrested 34 individuals allegedly part of a criminal network involved in cyber fraud and believed to be connected to the Black Axe group responsible for illicit activities across Europe. ...

Police have made two more arrests as part of an ongoing investigation into a huge waste dumping operation in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, the Environment Agency (EA) has announced. Officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit, working with the EA, Thames Valley Police, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary and Surrey Police, arrested two men

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NDLEA Suspect NDLEA Arrests Lagos, Italy-Based Businessmen Over Drug Shipments, Destroys 13,198kg of Cannabis in Edo Forests The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two businessmen, one based in Lekki and the other in Italy, for their involvement in illicit drug shipments to Nigeria and Europe. One of the suspects, 43-year-old Arokodare Damil

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended Arokodare Damil Ebenezer, the owner of Damillionz Takeout and a businessman based in Lekki, Lagos, for his alleged involvement in the importation of 60 parcels of Loud, a potent cannabis strain, from the United States to Nigeria. The 43-year-old suspect was taken into custody on Monday