The Press Release Resource

LYON, France – INTERPOL is to join a Dubai-based international task force investigating the murder of Palestinian national and Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on 19 January 2010. At the request of UAE/Dubai authorities, the world police body has also issued a further 16 Red Notices to assist in the arrest of additional suspects now linked …

LYON, France – Nigeria’s Minister of Police Affairs, Dr Ibrahim Yakubu Lame, today reinforced his country’s commitment to further develop and enhance police training with closer co-operation and support from INTERPOL.During a visit to INTERPOL’s General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, Minister Lame met with INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble and other senior officials to …

LYON, France – Senior police officials attending INTERPOL’s sixth annual Heads of National Central Bureaus (NCBs) conference have agreed a series of proposals aimed at enhancing international police co-operation and supporting the work of officers in the field – in particular for the security of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Addressing the 250 delegates from …

LYON, France – An international operation co-ordinated by INTERPOL targeting the illegal trade in traditional medicines containing protected wildlife products has resulted in a series of arrests worldwide and the seizure of thousands of illegal medicines worth more than EUR 10 million.National wildlife enforcement authorities, police, customs and specialized units from 18 countries across all …

DOHA, Qatar – The INTERPOL Environmental Crime Programme has presented wildlife crime law enforcement representatives from Botswana and Poland with the INTERPOL Ecomessage Award for their outstanding efforts in combating international wildlife crime. The EUR 10,000 award is funded by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and is presented to the country or countries …