In an operation codenamed ‘HAECHI-II’ coordinated by the Interpol, enforcement agencies in more than 20 countries have arrested over 1,000 individuals and intercepted about $27 million of illicit funds as part of a crackdown on cyber-enabled financial crime.
- India was one of the participants of Operation ‘HAECHI-II’, which was conducted over four months from June to September 2021.
- Specialised police units from 20 countries, including Hong Kong and Macau, took part in the exercise to target specific types of online fraud, such as “romance” scams, investment fraud and money laundering linked to illegal online gambling, said the Interpol.
- The operation resulted in the arrest of 1,003 individuals and helped investigators close 1,660 cases.
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