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A large-scale joint operation with INTERPOL against human trafficking has led to 219 arrests and the identification of 1,374 potential victims, including 153 children, across 39 countries. Operation Global Chain (3 – 9 June 2024), which was led by Austria and coordinated by Romania, Europol, Frontex and INTERPOL, aimed to disrupt high-risk criminal networks, focusing

The growing threat and globalisation of organised crime was the major theme of INTERPOL’s European Regional Conference hosted in Tirana, Albania. Over the three-day conference that took place between 11-13 June, some 160 senior police representatives from across the region and beyond addressed emerging security threats in Europe, fighting organised crime and the future challenges

An anti-corruption operation has taken place in Moldova recently, after INTERPOL identified potential misuse of its systems. Following detection of the attempted misuse in a small number of cases to block and delete Red Notices, officials took immediate action internally and reported the issue to police authorities in its host country France. Based on information

INTERPOL’s Stolen Motor Vehicle (SMV) Database helped detect more than 1,500 vehicles stolen in Canada around the world since the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) successfully integrated the Canadian Police Information Centre’s (CPIC) stolen vehicle information in February 2024. The RCMP’s CPIC database contains details on approximately 150,000 vehicles stolen in Canada. Since the integration,

The FATF, INTERPOL and UNODC used the first day of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to call for urgent cooperation to battle money laundering and terrorist financing. Countries need to urgently step up their efforts to target the huge illicit profits generated by transnational organised crime that facilitate conflicts, fund terrorism, and

INTERPOL’s Heads of NCB conference has ended with delegates approving a series of conclusions to boost the law enforcement response to address the increasing logistical, operational and technological sophistication of transnational organised crime. Expanding access to I-24/7, INTERPOL’s secure global police communications network, to specialised law enforcement units and border control points, and sharing more

Strengthening INTERPOL’s global network to combat the threat of transnational organised crime was the focus of the annual Heads of National Central Bureaus (NCBs) meeting. Building on the five priority actions outlined in the Vienna Declaration, 321 police officials from 136 countries that attended the conference identified initiatives to expand access to INTERPOL’s global databases to

Belgium has enacted a new law considerably boosting its ability to solve cases of missing or unidentified deceased persons, which INTERPOL approves of. Until now, officials in Belgium were restricted from sharing DNA profiles to international databases for criminal missing persons investigations, essentially limiting their ability to find answers abroad. The new legislation explicitly allows

In January 2024, Brazilian authorities announced the arrest of five administrators behind a Grandoreiro banking trojan operation, thanks to help from INTERPOL. Grandoreiro malware is introduced through phishing emails impersonating recognised organisations, such as courts or telecom and energy companies and has been considered a major cybersecurity threat across Spanish-speaking countries since 2017. Once in,

A new INTERPOL assessment on global financial fraud has highlighted how the increased use of technology is enabling organised crime groups to better target victims around the world. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), large language models and cryptocurrencies combined with phishing and ransomware as a service business models have resulted in more sophisticated and