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27 February 2013

Fiji a leader in global police cooperation, says INTERPOL Chief

SUVA, Fiji – With Fiji the most active INTERPOL member country in the South Pacific region, INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said the country set an example for effectively combating transnational crime.During his first-ever mission to Fiji, Secretary General Noble met with Minister of Defence Joketani Cokanasiga and Commissioner of Police Briga...

25 February 2013

Renewed collaboration with INTERPOL will boost security in South Pacific, Secretary General tells Tonga authorities

NUKUALOFA, Tonga – On his first official visit to Tonga during his latest mission to the South Pacific, INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble underlined the need for the country to become an active member of the world police body and reconnect with INTERPOL after years of disengagement.At meetings with Acting Prime Minister Samiu Vaipulu, Police Mini...

22 February 2013

South Pacific’s role in regional and global security focus of INTERPOL Chief’s visit

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea - INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble is undertaking a mission to the South Pacific (22 February - 1 March) during which he will make his first official visit to five countries in a bid to boost regional and international police cooperation and capacity against crimes such as drug and human trafficking.With Mr Noble’s...

21 February 2013

Match-fixing suspect arrested following close police cooperation between Singapore and Italy via INTERPOL

LYON, France – A suspected international match-fixer wanted by Italian authorities and subject of a confidential INTERPOL Red Notice, or international wanted persons alert, has been arrested in Milan following close cooperation between Italian and Singaporean Police working through their INTERPOL National Central Bureaus and INTERPOL Headquarters in Lyon,...

21 February 2013

Match-fixers target of expanded INTERPOL global task force

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has warned that unless police are permitted by laws and judicial authorities to share information in real time, the global fight against match-fixing will not be won.The Head of INTERPOL said that police and prosecutors must be given the legal framework to share information with a global...

20 February 2013

International cooperation with ASEANAPOL bolsters security landscape, INTERPOL Chief tells police meeting

PATTAYA, Thailand – INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has told Chiefs of Police of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that their collaboration with global law enforcement initiatives underpins regional and global security.Speaking on Wednesday at the 33rd ASEAN Chiefs of Police conference (ASEANAPOL, 18-22 February) in Pattaya, be...

20 February 2013

Addressing organized crime threats to match-fixing focus of INTERPOL conference

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Representatives from law enforcement, football associations and the betting industry are meeting in Malaysia for INTERPOL’s international conference ‘Match fixing: The Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game’ to identify the tactics used by organized crime networks behind this global threat to the sport and boost prevention efforts.Some 2...

18 February 2013

Bhutan hosts international conference on protection of cultural property in Asia co-organized with INTERPOL

THIMPHU, Bhutan – More than 80 participants from various International and Bhutanese government agencies, police and customs services, cultural institutions and the private sector have attended an international conference on protection of cultural property in Asia, jointly organized by Bhutan’s Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs and the INTERPOL Genera...

18 February 2013

Enhancing international law enforcement cooperation and training focus of INTERPOL Chief’s visit to Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain – INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has met with Bahrain’s Interior Minister, Lieutenant-General Shaikh Rashid Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, as well as senior law enforcement officials, as part of efforts by the world police body and Bahrain to cooperate further on information exchange and training against transnational crime in the re...

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...

05 November 2012

INTERPOL and Qatar 2022 Committee launch major sporting event security initiative

OME, Italy – A groundbreaking initiative by INTERPOL to support the safety and security of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and other major sporting events over the next 10 years has been launched following an agreement with the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee worth USD 10 million.The agreement which will see the creation of the INTERPOL Group of Major Event...

19 October 2012

China hosts its first National Environmental Security Seminar with INTERPOL support

BEIJING, China ‒ International efforts to develop a cooperative and collaborative multi-agency strategy to tackle environmental crime received a boost after China hosted its first National Environmental Security Seminar with the support of INTERPOL.At the meeting China announced it would seek out and develop opportunities to enhance its international envi...

08 May 2012

INTERPOL issues Red Notice for Iraq Vice-President

LYON, France – At the request of Iraqi authorities, INTERPOL has published a Red Notice for Iraq’s Vice-President, Tariq Al-Hashemi, on suspicion of guiding and financing terrorist attacks in the country.The Red Notice for Al-Hashemi represents a regional and international alert to all of INTERPOL’s 190 member countries to seek their help in locating and...

27 March 2012

INTERPOL role in combating illicit nuclear material trafficking recognized by Nuclear Security Summit

SEOUL, Korea – World leaders at the Nuclear Security Summit have emphasized the need to prevent non-state actors, especially terrorists, from acquiring nuclear and radioactive material and pledged to strengthen cooperation and encourage greater information-sharing with INTERPOL to combat illicit trafficking in nuclear material.Attended by more than 53 hea...

22 March 2012

INTERPOL issues Red Notices seeking arrest of four suspects in New Delhi car bomb attack targeting Israeli officials

LYON, France – INTERPOL, acting on a request from India's Central Bureau of Investigation, has issued Red Notices for four suspects wanted in connection with the 13 February bomb attack on an Israeli diplomat’s car in New Delhi.Details of the suspects Mohammadreza Abolghashemi, Houshang Afshar Irani, Seyed Ali Mahdiansadr and Masoud Sedaghatzadeh who are...

01 April 2012

INTERPOL praises capture of mafia boss in Thailand

LYON, France – The detention in Bangkok of a man wanted in Italy for mafia-related criminal conspiracy and the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice for internationally-wanted persons has been praised by INTERPOL Chief Ronald K. Noble as an example of effective international police cooperation.Vito Roberto Palazzolo, aged 64, was stopped by the Royal Thai pol...

30 March 2012

‘World must better prepare itself for emerging cybercrime threats’, INTERPOL Chief tells prestigious meeting in India

NEW DELHI, India ‒ The Head of INTERPOL has said that there is ‘a dramatic discrepancy’ between the immediacy of Internet communications and current measures to support law enforcement’s fight against cybercrime.Speaking on Friday at the D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture, attended by A.P. Singh, Director of India’s Criminal Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and Sh...

15 March 2012

Meeting between Head of Philippine National Police and INTERPOL Chief underlines enhanced cooperation

LYON, France ‒ The Director General of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Nicanor Bartolome, has met with INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble to discuss increased cooperation between the country and the world police body in combating a range of transnational crimes.Mr Bartolome, who is also Head of INTERPOL’s National Central Bureau in Manila, u...

09 November 2011

Chinese Vice-Minister’s visit to INTERPOL underlines role of international law enforcement cooperation

LYON, France – China’s Vice-Minister for Public Security, Li Dongsheng, has met with INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble at INTERPOL’s General Secretariat headquarters to discuss security measures aimed at enhancing international cooperation against transnational crime.The visit by Vice-Minister Li provided an opportunity to review key transnationa...

31 October 2011

INTERPOL General Assembly opens in Vietnam with new member countries expanding fight against transnational crime

HANOI, Vietnam - INTERPOL’s 80th General Assembly opened with a call for law enforcement to remain vigilant to both emerging and traditional forms of transnational crime as the world’s largest police organization saw its membership grow to 190 after delegates voted to admit Curaçao, Sint Maarten and South Sudan.The four-day meeting (31 October – 3 Novembe...

20 October 2011

Crime Scene Awareness skills at the fingertips of Fiji police

SUVA, Fiji – Developing Crime Scene Awareness was the focus of a training course for police in Fiji, organized by the INTERPOL Forensic Support and Specialized Technical Databases unit.Hosted at the Fiji Police Academy in Suva, a total of 20 officers from Fiji and Nauru took part in the five-day course (17-21 October) to raise awareness about the entire f...

17 October 2011

Qatar Minister underlines commitment to INTERPOL and global policing community

LYON, France – Senior officials from Qatar reaffirmed their country’s partnership with INTERPOL during a visit by Minister of State for Interior Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani to the world police body’s General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon.During his meeting with INTERPOL General Secretary Ronald K. Noble, the Minister, accom...

14 October 2011

Boosting bioterrorism prevention capability focus of INTERPOL training

ALMATY, Kazakhstan – Enhancing the bioterrorism prevention and response capabilities in the Central Asia and Caucasus region was the focus of INTERPOL’s Regional Biosecurity Course.Nearly 40 law enforcement, customs, public health and laboratory officials from nine countries took part in the five day (10 – 14 October) course hosted by Kazakhstan, the late...

21 September 2011

Media invitation for 80th INTERPOL General Assembly in Vietnam

LYON, France – The theme of the 80th INTERPOL General Assembly, which will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam from 31 October – 3 November, is ‘Connecting Police for a Safer World – Strong partnerships, innovation and capacity building.’Senior law enforcement officials and security experts from around the world will gather at INTERPOL’s General Assembly to disc...

20 September 2011

Vietnam police chief’s visit to INTERPOL focuses on role of international police cooperation in boosting regional security

LYON, France – Vietnam’s Director General of Police, Maj. Gen. Phan Van Vinh, has met with INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble at INTERPOL’s General Secretariat headquarters to discuss security measures aimed at enhancing international cooperation against transnational crime. With Hanoi soon hosting the 80th INTERPOL General Assembly (31 October –...

26 August 2011

Shenzhen Universiade ends safely with security efforts supported by INTERPOL

SHENZHEN, China – The largest-ever Universiade which brought together more than 12,000 participants involved in more than 300 events across 41 venues in Shenzhen has concluded safely with China’s security efforts supported by INTERPOL. An INTERPOL Major Events Support Team (IMEST) was deployed as part of the security arrangements for the World Student Gam...

13 July 2011

INTERPOL condemns terror attacks in India

LYON, France – INTERPOL has condemned Wednesday’s terror attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai in which at least 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured, and pledged its full support to national authorities in their investigation.Following the three explosions across the city, INTERPOL’s Command and Co-ordination Centre (CCC) at its General Secreta...

13 May 2011

INTERPOL condemns suicide terror attack in Pakistan

MINSK, Belarus - INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has condemned in the strongest terms bomb attacks on a paramilitary force academy in north-west Pakistan which killed 80 people. The Pakistani Taliban said they carried out the attack to avenge the death of Osama Bin Laden.Speaking from Minsk where he is meeting with senior Interior Ministry offi...

27 April 2011

Inability to share photos, fingerprints and DNA of escaped Afghan terrorists presents global security risk

LYON, France – The escape of hundreds of dangerous prisoners, including members of the Taliban, from an Afghan prison has again exposed a major global security gap - Afghan authorities have not been trained or equipped to take, store and access photographs, fingerprints DNA of dangerous terrorists for sharing internationally, the head of INTERPOL has warn...

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...

05 April 2011

Cricket World Cup host countries ensured security with millions of checks against INTERPOL's global databases

LYON, France – Authorities in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka have been commended by INTERPOL for their collaborative efforts with the world police body and international law enforcement on the safety of participants and spectators during the Cricket World Cup, which saw them ensure that as many domestic and foreign visitors as possible were checked again...

04 April 2011

Abu Dhabi police buildings meet top security standards, says INTERPOL report

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – The Abu Dhabi police buildings have been assessed as meeting the highest international security standards, according to an INTERPOL audit report which INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble handed over to the UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at a meeting on Monday.A...

24 March 2011

Pakistan honours INTERPOL

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan has given special recognition to the world's largest police organization after conferring the Hilal-e Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan) award to INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble on the occasion of Pakistan's National Day.Accepting one of Pakistan's highest civilian awards as 'a great hon...

15 March 2011

Building counter-terrorism capacity across Asia focus of INTERPOL training programme in Malaysia

Enhancing the level and use of INTERPOL’s tools and services for counter-terrorism investigators and INTERPOL National Central Bureaus was the focus of INTERPOL’s first I-24/7 police communications system Counter-Terrorism Capacity-Building Programme.The six-day meeting (7 – 12 March) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia co-ordinated by the Police Training and Devel...

10 March 2011

Terror suspect arrested in Maldives after passport check triggers INTERPOL alarm

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – A Maldives national wanted in connection with a 2007 terror bombing attack has been arrested less than six hours after his passport triggered an INTERPOL alarm as he travelled from Pakistan to the Maldives via Sri Lanka.Iqbal Mohamed, the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice for internationally wanted persons issued at the request of the...

11 February 2011

Singapore announces special visa status to INTERPOL Travel Document holders at historic groundbreaking ceremony

SINGAPORE – The decision by Singapore to accord special visa status to INTERPOL Travel Document holders has been hailed by the head of the world police organization as a 'significant development' that will enhance international security by ensuring global law enforcement assistance is available when and where needed.Singapore Minister for Home Affairs and...

17 January 2011

Maldives police arrest cybercrime suspects with support from INTERPOL High-Tech Crime Unit

MALE, the Maldives – The Police Service in the Maldives has arrested four individuals suspected of involvement with recent cyber attacks against the internet service provided by local telecom giant Dhiraagu.Police said the suspects arrested in the capital Male and Addu atoll included a 16-year-old, two 17-year-olds and a 28-year-old man. The three minors...

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