LYON, France – A first-of-its-kind police operation targeting illicit firearms trafficking across Europe and Central Asia has ...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – An international operation coordinated by INTERPOL has dismantled environmental crime networks ...

A law enforcement operation targeting the synthetic drug market, has seized 650 tonnes of drugs, precursors and ...

At the request of member countries, we can provide specialized teams to assist their national law enforcement. There are two types of team: Incident Response Teams and Major Event Support Teams, each ...

Criminal activity should be reported to your local or national police. INTERPOL does not carry out investigations or arrest people; this is the responsibility of national police. Wanted persons Do you ...

The most cost-effective way to move goods and raw materials in bulk around the world is across oceans and coastal waters. More than 90 per cent of the world’s goods are transported by sea. Maritime ...

We encourage the use of appropriate terminology to avoid trivializing the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. There is a clear need for police and their partners to ‘speak the same language’, ...

Even if the crime you wish to report is international in nature, you should still approach your local police. Investigations and arrests are always carried out by national and local police forces. Our ...

Most environmental crime is transnational by design. Timber felled illegally in one country is laundered through a second and sold in a third. Illegal gold crosses borders before it enters the ...

Many of the 16 countries in West Africa sit on the Atlantic Ocean, making the region especially attractive to criminals as a transit hub between Africa, Europe and the Americas. Improving security in ...

Criminal networks traffic a range of drugs including cannabis, cocaine, heroin and synthetics such as methamphetamine and fentanyl. As international borders become increasingly porous, global abuse ...

How does it work in practice? Our member countries have real-time access to our range of criminal databases which contain millions of records contributed by countries. Countries can make this access ...