Interpol operation nabs 300 in global crackdown on West African crime groups across 5 continents 

DAKAR — In a global operation targeting West African organized crime groups across five continents, police arrested 300 people, seized $3 million and blocked 720 bank accounts, Interpol said Tuesday.  Operation Jackal III, which ran from 10 April to 3 July in 21 countries, aimed to fight online financial fraud and the West African syndicates behind it, the agency said in a statement.  "The volume of financial fraud stemming from West Africa is alarming and increasing," said Isaac Oginni, director...