A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure of substances worth $100,000.

The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has disclosed that The Gambia is among four countries across the sub region identified in combating "illegal mining" and other "associated crimes".

An Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in Burkina Faso, the Gambia, Guinea and Senegal has led to the arrest of 200 people and seized chemicals, explosives, drugs and pain relief medication used by illegal miners.

Interpol, which is headquartered in France, said the arrests had been made during November and December during operations conducted jointly with the pan-African police body Afripol. The arrests ...

The crackdown targeted undocumented immigrants with criminal records, with arrests occurring in multiple states.

In the early days of the Trump administration, ICE made over 460 arrests of illegal immigrants, many with criminal histories. Authorities issued over

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has already begun arresting illegal immigrants from coast to coast in the first few days of President Donald Trump's administration.

According to ICE, over 1,100 undocumented immigrants were arrested on Monday, as President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown continues to ramp up.

Fox News exclusively embedded with ICE Boston on Wednesday, witnessing the agency arrest multiple egregious criminal aliens as part of mass deportation efforts.

Donald Trump’s border czar has reacted to a furious illegal alien who declared “f**k Trump, Biden forever” and that he was “not going back to Haiti” as he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week.

SINGAPORE – The Republic will work with member countries of global police organisation Interpol to track down assets linked to transnational crime. It follows the introduction of the Silver ...

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