INTERPOL unveils new biometric screening tool
The Biometric Hub allows officers to identify suspected terrorists or criminals through direct photo and fingerprint checks against INTERPOL databases
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INTERPOL calls for a common security agenda for a safer Africa
Addressing the growth in transnational organized crime and increasing terrorism, police representatives from across Africa are attending INTERPOL’s 26th African
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International art trafficking operation leads to 60 arrests and over 11,000 objects recovered
Law enforcement has arrested 60 people and recovered 11,049 stolen artefacts as part of a major international art trafficking crackdown
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At INTERPOL’s 50th European Regional Conference, delegates have gathered to discuss common crime threats from drug trafficking to cybercrime. Fueled
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Illicit firearms: Operation Trigger IX nets 14,260 arrests across Latin America
In the biggest firearms operation ever coordinated by INTERPOL, authorities in Central and South America have made 14,260 arrests and
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Illicit firearms: Operation Trigger IX nets 14,260 arrests across Latin America
In the biggest firearms operation ever coordinated by INTERPOL, authorities in Central and South America have made 14,260 arrests and
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14 countries tackle violent extremism online in a coordinated referral action day
On 15 December 2022, the European Union Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU) at Europol coordinated the second Referral Action Day
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More than 250 human traffickers and people smugglers behind bars after Pan American police operation
An INTERPOL operation targeting human trafficking and migrant smuggling across Latin America and the Caribbean has seen victims rescued, migrants
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Global crackdown on illegal wildlife and timber trade: INTERPOL and World Customs Organization join forces
World Customs Organization (WCO) law enforcement operation has seen hundreds of arrests and the disruption of wildlife and timber crime
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INTERPOL maritime operation nets terrorist suspects
Two terrorist suspects wanted internationally under Red Notices have been arrested during an international maritime border operation coordinated by INTERPOL.
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Chemical security experts call for multisector cooperation against terrorism
The devastating impact of chemical weapons and explosives used in acts of terrorism continues to affect civilian populations and is
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INTERPOL-coordinated operation combats organized crime in Asia-Pacific
More than 60 fugitives wanted for crimes ranging from financial crime, online gambling and drug trafficking were arrested across Asia
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Stepping up the global fight against wildlife crime through a united response
With environmental crime ranking as the world’s third largest illegal trade, INTERPOL has joined calls at the United for Wildlife
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First INTERPOL-AFRIPOL counter-terrorism operation
A counter terrorism operation coordinated by INTERPOL and AFRIPOL has enabled frontline police across Africa to detect potential terrorists and
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Drug trafficking operation nets record seizures and 1,333 arrests
An international operation coordinated by INTERPOL has laid bare the vast scale of drug trafficking with the seizure of illicit
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FATF and INTERPOL intensify global asset recovery
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and INTERPOL have launched a joint initiative to deprive criminals of their dirty money,
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Asia: Sextortion ring dismantled by police
International police action supported by INTERPOL has uncovered and dismantled a transnational sextortion ring that managed to extract at least
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World Day against Trafficking in Persons: INTERPOL highlights coordinated efforts
Human trafficking constitutes a modern form of slavery denying people their dignity and basic rights. It is a crime that
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