Argentine authorities have arrested Nigerian national Ikechukwu N., marking the country’s first-ever capture of a fugitive listed on both INTERPOL’s Red and Silver Notices.

The suspect is accused of orchestrating large-scale romance scams that defrauded thousands of women worldwide and leading an international cybercrime syndicate.

The arrest was carried out under Operation Jackal, an INTERPOL-led initiative targeting West African organized crime. The operation involved Argentina’s Federal Police (@PFAOficial) and Airport Security Police (@seguridadpsa), with key support from INTERPOL’s Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre (IFCACC), FIS, and INTERPOL Brazil.

INTERPOL’s Silver Notice, launched in January 2025 as a pilot program, assists member countries in tracing, freezing, and recovering assets linked to transnational crime.

Authorities described the arrest as a major step in Argentina’s expanding role in combating cyber-enabled financial crime and strengthening global cooperation against organized criminal networks.