Wednesday, May 21, 2014

South African Police Services smash international cybercrime network. One SA woman , 11 Nigerian men and 9 Canadian & USA criminals arrested



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Pretoria - Police said on Wednesday they have smashed an international cybercrime network operating out of Pretoria and made several arrests in a joint operation with the United States.

US homeland security officers worked with South African police to bring down "a West African criminal enterprise operating from South Africa with strong links to the United States", the South African Police Service said.

A briefing later on Wednesday "will announce arrests and charges" in the case.

Arrests have been made in several countries including Canada, South Africa and the United States, police spokesperson Paul Ramaloko told AFP, without giving numbers.

He said suspects were due to appear in court in Pretoria later on Wednesday before being extradited to the United States.

Local media have said there were Nigerian nationals among those arrested.

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