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19 February 2013

Latin American countries in first INTERPOL operation against illegal logging

LYON, France – INTERPOL’s first international operation targeting large-scale illegal logging and forest crimes has resulted in almost 200 arrests as well as in the seizure of millions of dollars’ worth of timber and some 150 vehicles across Latin America.Operation Lead (17 September- 17 November 2012), undertaken in 12 countries in Central and South Amer...

14 February 2013

CONCACAF chief during INTERPOL visit pledges support to investigate allegations of match-fixing in Latin America

LYON, France – The head of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to fighting corruption in football during a visit to the INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, and pledged to investigate cases of allegations of match-fixing in the region.CONCACAF Gen...

05 February 2013

INTERPOL-led operation targets methamphetamine production and trafficking across Americas

LYON, France – More than 360 tonnes of chemicals, 200 kilos of methamphetamine, cocaine and LSD, and USD 2 million in cash have been seized and four illicit laboratories dismantled in an INTERPOL-led operation combating methamphetamine production and smuggling across the Americas.Codenamed Icebreaker, and involving 11 countries across the region, the Oper...

14 January 2013

US Senators in landmark visit to INTERPOL Regional Bureau in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Four high-ranking US Senators have made a landmark visit to INTERPOL’s Regional Bureau in Buenos Aires to see first-hand the added value to national and regional law enforcement through international police cooperation.Senator Richard Shelby (R – Alabama), Senator Thad Cochran (R – Mississippi), Senator Susan Collins (R – Maine)...

12 January 2013

US fugitive and former Bout associate Chichakli arrest in Australia assisted by INTERPOL

LYON, France – Richard Ammar Chichakli, an alleged associate of arms dealer Viktor Bout and subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice issued at the request of US authorities for a range of offences including money laundering, fraud and conspiring to violate economic sanctions, has been arrested in Australia.Chichakli, a US – Syrian citizen, is alleged to have con...

07 November 2012

Global INTERPOL mobile tool to combat child sexual abuse launched with Canadian support

ROME, Italy – INTERPOL has launched the Victim Identification Laboratory, a global mobile investigative tool to assist in identifying and rescuing the victims of child sexual abuse, following an agreement with Canada.The laboratory is a mobile application which can be deployed at conferences, training courses and other law enforcement-related gatherings,...

11 September 2012

International conference on intellectual property crime focuses on global partnership response

PANAMA CITY, Panama – Identifying areas for global collective action against intellectual property (IP) crime and counterfeit products is the focus of the 2012 International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference which opened today.Bringing together more than 500 delegates representing both the public and private sectors from 58 countries, the three-day conf...

08 October 2012

US Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano makes historic visit to INTERPOL

LYON, France – The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano made an historic visit to the INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters in order to enter into a series of agreements to enhance the global fight against human trafficking and other serious crime.The Department of Homeland Security launched its Blue Campaign as a first-...

07 August 2012

US and Dutch police cooperation using INTERPOL tools in child sex abuse investigation sets a global example

LYON, France – Decisive action by US Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in sharing seized child sexual abuse images with specialist investigators worldwide via INTERPOL, resulting in the break-up of an international abuse network, has been commended by the head of the world police body as ‘exemplary’ in global...

25 July 2012

Thousands arrested in INTERPOL operation targeting illegal trade in birds

LYON, France – More than 8,700 birds and animals, including reptiles, mammals and insects have been seized and nearly 4,000 people arrested in an operation across 32 countries coordinated by INTERPOL against the illegal trade and exploitation of birds and their products.Operation Cage, which included national wildlife enforcement authorities, police, cust...

10 July 2012

Sint Maarten visit to INTERPOL focuses on extending international police cooperation

LYON, France – The President of the Parliament of Sint Maarten, Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, and the country’s Minister of Justice, Roland E. Duncan, have met with INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble at the world police body’s General Secretariat headquarters as part of mutual efforts to promote global law enforcement collaboration.High on the agenda...

04 June 2012

INTERPOL commends international police cooperation resulting in swift arrest of suspected Canadian killer

LYON, France ‒ The arrest in Germany of Luka Rocco Magnotta, a Canadian national suspected of murder and the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice for internationally-wanted persons, highlights the essential role of international police cooperation and sharing intelligence in fugitive investigations, a senior INTERPOL official has said.At the request of Canad...

31 May 2012

INTERPOL issues Red Notice for suspected Canadian killer

LYON, France – At the request of Canadian authorities INTERPOL has today issued a Red Notice, or international wanted persons alert, for Luka Rocco Magnotta who is suspected of killing a man and posting body parts to various locations around Canada.29-year-old Magnotta, who is also known as Eric Clinton Newman or Vladimir Romanov, is believed to have fled...

26 April 2012

Fakes worth millions seized in INTERPOL-led operation across Americas

LYON, France – Fake goods including toys, computer software, clothing, beauty products, engine oil and cigarettes worth nearly 30 million US dollars have been seized in an INTERPOL-initiated and coordinated operation across 11 countries in the Americas.Codenamed Maya the two-week operation (1 – 15 March) saw more than 1,000 interventions by police, custom...

11 April 2012

Prime Minister of Sint Maarten, one of INTERPOL's newest member countries, welcomes Secretary General

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – In his first mission to Sint Maarten, Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has met with Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams to discuss security matters, as well as with the President of Parliament Gracita Arrindell and Minister of Justice Roland Duncan. In addition, Mr. Noble had a meeting with the Governor of Sint Maarten Eugene...

14 March 2012

INTERPOL praises Colombian capture of suspect in murder of Argentine singer

LYON, France – The arrest and deportation by Colombia of a man wanted by Guatemala via an INTERPOL Red Notice in connection with the 2011 killing of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral has been praised by INTERPOL chief Ronald K. Noble as an example of fast and effective international police cooperation.Following the gun attack on the singer’s car as he...

16 December 2011

US law enforcement uses INTERPOL global database to catch and convict California multiple rapist

LYON, France ‒ The conviction in the US of an Afghan national wanted internationally for a series of rapes after a DNA match made by INTERPOL led to the suspect’s arrest in Austria in 2010 has been hailed by INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble as an example of what can be achieved through international police cooperation.Ali Achekzai, aged 33, who...

16 November 2011

INTERPOL Regional Bureau hosts meeting to enhance South America’s response to drug trafficking

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – A meeting of South American national agencies dedicated to the fight against drug trafficking has closed with a decision to set up a multi-disciplinary group of experts in the analysis and trends of drug trafficking in order to strengthen cooperation against the trade in illegal drugs.The three-day meeting (9-11 November), organi...

02 November 2011

Ecuador to expand access to global policing tools with INTERPOL support

HANOI, Vietnam – INTERPOL is to support Ecuador expand access to the organization’s vital policing tools to better assist frontline law enforcement officers in the country combat national, regional and global crime.During a meeting on the sidelines of the INTERPOL General Assembly in Vietnam, Secretary General Ronald K. Noble and Director of Ecuador’s Jud...

11 October 2011

Colombian Ambassador to France makes first visit to INTERPOL

LYON, France – Colombian Ambassador to France, Dr Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal Sinisterra met with INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble today in his first-ever visit to the world police body’s General Secretariat headquarters.Ambassador Carvajal Sinisterra accompanied by Ministro Plenipotenciaro Sergio Restrepo, was briefed on the range of INTERPOL’s too...

05 July 2011

Curaçao plans to reinforce border protection through direct connection to INTERPOL databases

WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao – Enhancing global law enforcement to combat transnational crime was a key issue during a series of meetings between Curaçao’s leaders and INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble.Following the INTERPOL chief’s discussions with Curaçao’s Governor Frits Goedgedrag, Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte and Minister of Justice Elmer Wilso...

23 June 2011

Arrest of FBI most wanted and INTERPOL target praised by world police body

LYON, France – The arrest of alleged mob boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, one of the FBI’s most wanted and a target of a global INTERPOL fugitive operation, has been welcomed by the world police body.The 81-year-old American, who is accused of the murder of 19 people in the 1970s and 1980s, and his 60-year-old girlfriend Catherine Greig, who was also the subje...

21 July 2011

Belize mission concludes INTERPOL chief's tour of Americas region

BELIZE – A series of meetings with senior police and government officials across the Americas region by INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has concluded in Belize.The first-time visits to Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Belize provided the head of the world policing body with the opportunity to directly speak with those responsible for national p...

15 July 2011

Honduras' Minister agrees to encourage frontline INTERPOL database access in all Central American countries to enhance regional security

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – The decision by the Honduran Minister of Security to not only expand access to INTERPOL’s global databases, but also encourage all other Central America countries to follow suit, has been welcomed as a significant boost to regional security by INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble.During their meeting on Wednesday, Minister Os...

13 July 2011

Guatemala requests INTERPOL's assistance in Argentine singer murder investigation

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – Guatemalan authorities have asked INTERPOL for assistance in tracing international leads as part of their investigation into the murder on July 9 of Argentinean folk singer Facundo Cabral.In a meeting in the country’s capital on Tuesday, Interior Minister Carlos Menocal thanked INTERPOL’s Secretary General Ronald K. Noble for h...

12 July 2011

Enhancing police cooperation focus of first ever visit to Ecuador by an INTERPOL Secretary General

QUITO, Ecuador – INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has met with senior police and government officials in Ecuador in the first ever official visit to the country by a head of the world police body. The mission by Mr Noble recognized the work of INTERPOL’s National Central Bureau (NCB) in Quito which provides the crucial link to ensure that the...

04 May 2011

Landmark visit to Venezuela by INTERPOL Chief seeks to boost international law enforcement co-operation

CARACAS, Venezuela – In a first official mission to Venezuela by an INTERPOL Secretary General, Ronald K. Noble is to meet today with Luisa Ortega Díaz, la fiscal general de Venezuela, and other senior officials from la Fiscalia to discuss blocked Red Notices and ways to improve co-operation between INTERPOL and Venezuela.  Specifically, the head of...

27 April 2011

Series of arrests in Dominican Republic denies safe haven for internationally wanted criminals

LYON, France – With a string of major arrests of internationally wanted criminals, including several mafia bosses, the head of Police of the Dominican Republic was today commended by the INTERPOL Secretary General for his force’s commitment to global law enforcement co-operation.During the meeting between Major General José Armando Polanco Gómez and Secre...

15 April 2011

INTERPOL hunt for international fugitives leads to numerous arrests across South America

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – An INTERPOL operation targeting 207 internationally-wanted fugitives wanted for serious crimes including murder, kidnapping, organized crime and child sexual abuse believed to be hiding in South America has led to arrests across the continent and new investigative leads established for almost a quarter.Investigative leads develop...

31 January 2011

INTERPOL-led operation in Americas nets fakes worth 200 million dollars

LYON, France – Fake goods worth more than USD 200 million have been seized and nearly 1,000 people arrested in a series of operations co-ordinated by INTERPOL across South America targeting organized criminal counterfeiting networks.Carried out under the auspices of Operation Jupiter in partnership with the World Customs Organization (WCO), the year-long...

22 February 2011

Combating organized crime networks behind counterfeits focus of INTERPOL training course

MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Identifying, targeting and dismantling transnational organized crime groups involved in the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit goods is the focus of the 7th INTERPOL Intellectual Property Crime Training Seminar in co-operation with the Procuraduria General de la Republica (PGR), the Agencia Federal de Investigaciones (A...

17 February 2011

Boosting forensic capabilities in Americas focus of INTERPOL meeting

GUATEMALA – Specialists from Central America and Mexico have taken part in an INTERPOL meeting aimed at promoting the use of DNA, Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) and fingerprint services to encourage greater information exchange and co-ordination at the regional and international level.The five-day meeting (7-11 February) in Guatemala City broug...

15 February 2011

South American officers participate in INTERPOL Mobile Police Training Programme

BOGOTA, Colombia - Police officers from Colombia, Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela are taking part in the fourth Americas regional INTERPOL Mobile Police Training Programme, organized by the INTERPOL General Secretariat with support from INTERPOL’s National Central Bureau in Bogota.The three-week programme (7-25 February), supported b...

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