Operation Serengeti — led by Interpol and Afripol, the African Union’s policing organization — targeted online scams. Arrests were made in 19 countries.

In total, Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects during the operation. "From multi-level marketing scams to credit card fraud on an industrial scale, the increasing volume and sophistication of cybercrime attacks is of serious concern," Valdecy Urquiza, the Secretary General of Interpol, said in the statement.

Operation Serengeti, a joint operation with Afripol, the African Union's police agency, ran from Sept. 2 to Oct. 31 in 19 African countries.

Interpol has announced that more than 1,000 cybercriminals have been arrested in 19 African countries including Ghana, between September and October.

Interpol's latest operation has taken down several fraud, malware, and ransomware campaigns, with over $43 million recovered.

More than 1,000 arrests were made during the Serengeti law enforcement operation – a joint operation by Afripol and Interpol.

More than 1,000 people suspected of cybercrimes were arrested in 19 African countries between September and October, Interpol announced Tuesday.

Interpol has successfully apprehended over 1,000 suspects in a sweeping cybercrime crackdown across Africa, according to an announcement by the global policing body on Tuesday. Dubbed Operation Serengeti,