Swiss police arrest 10 suspected members of Nigeria-linked crime group Black Axe

Swiss and German authorities arrested 10 suspected members of the Nigerian criminal network Black Axe in a cross-border operation, accusing them of large-scale romance scams and money-laundering that resulted in millions of Swiss francs in losses; the report describes Black Axe as a highly structured transnational criminal organization with tens of thousands of members and diversified criminal activities including cyber-enabled fraud, drug and human trafficking, and armed robbery.