Polish police arrest US paedophile suspect targeted in INTERPOL operation Infra-Red
26 August 2010
LYON, France – A suspected US paedophile wanted as part of an INTERPOL-led worldwide operation targeting fugitives convicted or accused of serious crimes has been arrested in Poland.
John Hamilton, who is accused of sexually abusing five boys aged between 10 and 16 in the United States, was taken into custody by border guard officers in Gliwice in southern Poland after checks against INTERPOL’s databases revealed that he was wanted as part of Operation Infra-Red (International Fugitive Round-Up and Arrest – Red Notices).
East Africa’s Operation Mamba III bolsters fight against counterfeit medicines with INTERPOL-IMPACT support
26 August 2010
A combined international operation across East Africa targeting counterfeit medical products and pharmaceutical crimes has resulted in the seizure of at least 10 tons of counterfeit and illicit medical products and more than 80 arrests of individuals suspected of involvement in the illegal manufacture, trafficking or sale of counterfeit and diverted medical products.
Involving police, customs and drug regulatory authorities across Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zanzibar, Operation Mamba III (July-August 2010) was co-ordinated by INTERPOL and undertaken under the umbrella of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT). Forensic assistance was provided by the laboratories of the Singaporean Health Science Authority, and the operation also included support from the World Customs Organization. It was the third such operation in as many years aiming to curb the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit medical products in East Africa.
INTERPOL alert leads to arrest of India diamond theft suspects in Dubai
25 August 2010
LYON, France – Four people suspected of stealing diamonds worth nearly 1.5 million dollars in India have been arrested in Dubai within 24-hours of an INTERPOL alert being issued at the request of police authorities in India.
Mumbai Police alerted INTERPOL immediately after the disappearance of the gems on Monday, and provided the world police body’s Command and Co-ordination Centre at its General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon with key information on the suspects’ identities and likely itinerary.
Law students attend international police co-operation course in Singapore
24 August 2010
Law students from across the world attend a summer course in Singapore on International Police Enforcement Co-operation, taught jointly by Professor Ronald K. Noble (INTERPOL Secretary General) and Professor Rutsel S.J. Martha (front row, centre and far left respectively) as part of a joint programme between the National University of Singapore and the New York University School of Law.
INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 188 member countries. It exists to help create a safer world by supporting law enforcement agencies worldwide to combat crime.
INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with