Spanish police, with the help of Europol, have arrested 34 members of the Black Axe criminal gang in Seville, Madrid, Malaga, and Barcelona for fraud, money laundering, and document forgery. Originating in Nigeria, the group has expanded globally, engaging in cyber-enabled financial crimes, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and more. The gang is estimated to have defrauded victims of over €5.9m and operates with strict codes, violent initiations, and spiritual practices. Europol’s operation targeted the core group’s money mules, mostly vulnerable Spanish individuals, disrupting the gang’s criminal activities.
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