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INTERPOL’s Americas Regional Conference has ended with a call for enhanced cooperation against the multiple threats posed by organised crime networks and the associated increase in violence. The meeting concluded with recommendations for strengthened activity to:•    protect vulnerable communities from human trafficking, migrant smuggling and crimes against children•    fight drug trafficking and organised crime•    address

A global stop-payment mechanism developed by INTERPOL has helped Singapore authorities make their largest ever recovery of funds defrauded in a business email compromise scam. On 23 July 2024, a commodity firm based in Singapore filed a police report stating that they had fallen victim to a business email compromise scam, in which a scammer obtains

The eighth edition of INTERPOL assisted Operation Pandora saw customs and law enforcement authorities from 25 countries join forces against international art trafficking. Led by the Spanish Guardia Civil with the support of Europol, the operation resulted in 85 arrests and the recovery of more than 6,400 cultural goods. During Pandora VIII, several thousand checks

An INTERPOL assisted global law enforcement operation targeting West African organised crime groups, including Black Axe, has led to hundreds of arrests, the seizure of assets worth $3m and the dismantling of multiple criminal networks around the world. Operation Jackal III, which ran from 10 April to 3 July across 21 countries on five continents,

South American Police Chiefs have committed to increased use of INTERPOL to address the growing national security threat posed by transnational crime and associated violence. A recent two-day meeting of police leaders from the region concluded with a declaration endorsing enhanced cooperation and action across a range of areas, including: INTERPOL’s Regional Bureau (RB) for

A global police operation spanning 61 countries and utilising INTERPOL data has delivered a financial blow to online scam networks by freezing 6,745 bank accounts, seizing assets totalling USD 257 million and disrupting the transnational organised crime networks involved. Targeting phishing, investment fraud, fake online shopping sites, romance and impersonation scams, Operation First Light 2024

Valdecy Urquiza of Brazil has been proposed by INTERPOL’s Executive Committee as a candidate to be the next Secretary General of INTERPOL. The candidacy of Mr Urquiza will be submitted to INTERPOL’s supreme governing body, the General Assembly, for endorsement during its meeting in Glasgow, United Kingdom. If endorsed by a majority of INTERPOL’s 196