Twenty-eight people have been arrested in Ghana and Nigeria in a coordinated international crackdown on scam networks operating in West Africa. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance was among the private sector partners involved.

The operation, dubbed Joint Disruption Week, brought together international law enforcement agencies and global technology companies, which shared intelligence across borders in real time.

In Ghana, authorities arrested 19 people near Accra, seized 303 electronic devices and identified 117 victims of human trafficking.

According to the US Department of Justice, private sector partners including Binance identified more than $11 million…