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INTERPOL's Operation Sentinel led to the arrest of 574 suspects across 19 African countries, recovering $3 million and dismantling cybercrime networks involved in BEC, digital extortion, and ransomware, with estimated losses over $21 million. Additionally, a Ukrainian national pleaded guilty in the U.S. for Nefilim ransomware activities, highlighting ongoing international cybercrime efforts.
Brazilian police, supported by Interpol, dismantled 277 illegal gold mining dredges along the Madeira River, causing a significant blow to organized crime and environmental damage in the Amazon, as part of a broader regional crackdown on environmental crimes.
The Louvre Museum heist involved the theft of valuable jewels, with two suspects arrested and over 100 investigators working discreetly to solve the case, recover the stolen items, and bring the culprits to justice, amid strict French privacy laws and international cooperation efforts.
Interpol has identified the woman known as 'The Woman with the German keys,' whose body was found in a Dutch nature reserve in 2004, as German citizen Eva Maria Pommer, thanks to international cooperation and DNA analysis, solving a case that remained unresolved for over two decades.
Interpol has successfully identified the woman in pink found dead in Spain 20 years ago as Liudmila Zavada, a Russian national, through its 'Identify Me' campaign, which uses biometric data and international cooperation to solve cold cases involving women in Europe.
After 20 years, the woman known as 'the woman in pink' in a Spanish cold case has been identified as Liudmila Zavada through international cooperation and DNA analysis, providing new hope for her family and advancing efforts to solve similar cases involving missing women affected by gender-based violence.
A Nazi-looted Baroque portrait by Giuseppe Ghislandi, once owned by Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, appeared in an Argentine real estate listing but then disappeared, prompting police and Interpol investigations, with the painting's whereabouts still unknown.
Interpol led a major crackdown in Africa, arresting over 1,200 suspects, dismantling numerous cybercrime operations, and recovering nearly $97 million, highlighting the growing threat of cybercrime in the region.
INTERPOL led a major crackdown across 18 African nations, arresting 1,209 cybercriminals involved in various online crimes, recovering nearly $97.4 million, and dismantling thousands of malicious infrastructures, highlighting the importance of international cooperation in combating cybercrime.
Six men in New Delhi were arrested for running a fake international police bureau, extorting money from victims by pretending to be police officials and claiming international affiliations, using forged documents and fake logos. The operation lasted over two weeks and involved the use of a rented office decorated with police-like symbols. This incident follows a recent case of a fake embassy scam near New Delhi.
Colombian authorities arrested Giuseppe Palermo, an alleged leader of the Italian 'ndrangheta mafia, in Bogotá. He is accused of overseeing cocaine shipments and managing trafficking routes to Europe, highlighting the international reach of the mafia and the ongoing drug trade expansion. The operation involved Colombian, Italian, British authorities, and Europol.
Colombian authorities arrested Giuseppe Palermo, an alleged leader of the Italian Ndrangheta mafia involved in overseeing cocaine shipments and trafficking routes to Europe, in a coordinated operation with international law enforcement agencies, highlighting the ongoing global drug trade and mafia influence.
An international operation called 'Global Chain' led to over 150 arrests across 43 countries, rescuing nearly 1,200 victims from human trafficking involving sexual exploitation, forced labor, and criminal activities, with significant seizures of cash, weapons, and drugs.
A man named Rasikh Munir in Pakistan has admitted to hiding the family of Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl found dead in the UK, during an international police hunt. Sara's father, stepmother, and uncle fled to Pakistan after her death, and Munir sheltered them for weeks, believing in their innocence. Despite police raids, the family evaded capture until they decided to return to the UK, where they were arrested. Sara's father and stepmother have been found guilty of her murder, while her uncle was cleared of murder but found guilty of causing or allowing her death. The case highlights the complexities of international law enforcement and the challenges of child protection across borders.
Interpol reports that organized crime groups in Southeast Asia are making up to $3 trillion annually through human trafficking-fueled fraud, with one group alone making $50 billion a year. These criminal networks are using smuggling networks to move humans, arms, and stolen products, and are increasingly operating at a global scale, facilitated by online anonymity and new business models. The UN estimates that hundreds of thousands of people are trafficked into online criminality across the region, facing serious abuse and exploitation. Authorities have made arrests and seized assets, but the problem persists, with victims from across Asia being coerced into working in scam operations and enduring inhumane treatment.