An eight-month INTERPOL co-ordinated operation targeting West African organised crime groups has led to 58 arrests and the identification of 263 suspects. Operation Jackal IV (November 2025 – June 2026) aimed to disrupt money laundering, identify high-value targets, seize assets, and support arrests and prosecution. The operation, which brought together 22 countries from six continents,
Artificial intelligence is enabling 55% of reported cybercrimes across Africa making attacks faster, more scalable and increasingly difficult for victims and platforms to detect, according to INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026. With more than 1.1 billion mobile subscribers recorded in 2025, Africa’s digital transformation is expanding rapidly. However, cybercrime legislation is fragmented and AI readiness
The Federal Environment Ministry (BMUKN) and INTERPOL are intensifying their cooperation in the fight against international environmental crime. As part of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC 2026), the two public authorities are bringing together high-level decision-makers from the Global South and North, international organisations, NGOs and companies with global supply chains. The aim is to
INTERPOL’s 2025/2026 Asia and South Pacific Cyberthreat Assessment Report has revealed a dramatic increase in cybercrime across the region driven by rapid digitalisation, new technologies and increasingly organised criminal networks. The report, covering the period from January 2024 to March 2025, found that more than half of the countries surveyed reported cybercrime now accounting for
INTERPOL’s regional conference brought together more than 140 senior police officials from Europe and beyond to address drug trafficking routes stretching from Latin America into European ports, fraud operations targeting victims from other continents, criminal groups infiltrating legitimate businesses and more. During the two-day (20 and 21 May) meeting, delegates examined how criminal networks are
Law enforcement officials from around the world recently met in Lyon for INTERPOL’s 21st annual Heads of National Central Bureaus (NCBs) Conference. Operating in each of INTERPOL’s 196 member countries, NCBs serve as the critical liaison between the global police organisation and national law enforcement, supporting direct information exchange and coordinated action across borders. Nearly
INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) brought together key stakeholders to boost international cooperation on fraud, ahead of next month’s Global Fraud Summit in Vienna, 16 – 17 March. The event, “Unmasking Fraud: A Deep Dive Ahead of the Global Fraud Summit,” gathered representatives from EU institutions, national law enforcement
An agreement between INTERPOL and the regional and national French authorities will see the expansion of the world police body’s General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon. Since moving to Lyon in 1989, the Organisation has seen substantial and continuous growth in the number of officers, from an original 350 posts to nearly 1,000 today, making the
Sexually exploited or forced into labour, crime, begging or marriage. Every year, tens of thousands of men, women and children are coerced or tricked into these abuses and more, with vulnerable people, including children, the poor and refugees, often hardest hit. INTERPOL Spotlight focuses on the fight against a form of organized crime built around
The United States Attorney General Pamela Bondi met with INTERPOL Secretary General Valdecy Urquiza at the Organisation’s headquarters in Lyon, France. The visit showcased the strength of police cooperation between INTERPOL and the United States and included discussions on organised crime, border security and crimes against children. The Attorney General was accompanied by Todd Blanche,