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I-CORE is INTERPOL's programme to modernize the digital capabilities behind international police cooperation. It is based on member country needs and operational realities.
At its latest working group meeting, hosted with INTERPOL's National Central Bureau in Seoul 🇰🇷, representatives from 14 member countries reviewed the programme’s most recent developments, including:
🔵 The Biometric Hub, INTERPOL’s central biometric matching and storage system
🔵 NEXUS, the next-generation platform for international police case messaging
🔵 The INTERPOL Unified Information Model, standardizing how police information is managed
Participants shared operational results from the field and joined workshops developing ideas for capturing member-country feedback across the full range of policing services, ensuring future capability developments match real demand.
❤️ Imagine this. You’ve been chatting to someone for months online and you’ve built a real relationship. You’re falling in love.
You’ve heard of scams like this, so you ask them for photos and videos. They are who they say they are. You’ve seen the proof.
But what if they aren’t?
Scammers can spend months building relationships with their victims. Meanwhile, AI technology can now recreate faces and voices using just a few images or audio clips found online.
So what should you do?
🔵 Seeing is not always believing: Images and videos can be faked. Be especially wary if a conversation with someone you met online leads to requests for personal information or money.
🔵 Don’t rush. Even if you believe you’re speaking to someone you trust, take a moment to assess the situation.
🔵 Report it. If you suspect a scam, contact local law enforcement immediately.
Wait. Validate. #DontTakeTheBait
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Where do the world's most senior policing officials go to discuss the biggest challenges facing law enforcement?
The INTERPOL General Assembly 🤝
Bringing together representatives from INTERPOL's 196 member countries, the #INTERPOLGA is the organization's supreme governing body and a key forum for international police cooperation.
🔔 Media representatives wishing to cover the 94th INTERPOL General Assembly must apply for accreditation no later than 30 October 2026.
📍Media invitation for the 94th session of the INTERPOL General Assembly
This year’s INTERPOL General Assembly will take place from 30 November to 3 December in Hong Kong, China.
🔗 Information and media accreditation: interpol.int/News-and-Events…
Counterfeit, substandard or mislabeled products threaten every sector. Far beyond copyright violations, they undermine legitimate businesses, weaken local economies, damage the environment and put lives at risk.
At this week’s 19th International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference, more than 450 delegates from 52 countries and 255 organizations are sharing expertise across panels and workshops focused on protecting the public and disrupting the transnational organized crime groups behind this illicit trade.
🤝 From regional action to global impact, partnership is key.
The #IPCrimeConference is co-hosted by INTERPOL and the Royal Thai Police, in partnership with UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE), and is delivered by the INTERPOL Global Academy through its International IP Crime Investigators College (IIPCIC).
The INTERPOL Match‑Fixing Task Force is an active operational network that brings the key players together: law enforcement, public authorities, sports federations, anti-doping organizations and betting monitoring services.
The main objective is to move information and expertise to where it's needed, and support real investigations across borders to tackle match-fixing and corruption in every sport, at every level.
This week, that cooperation is in action in Portugal, where more than 200 participants from over 60 member countries have gathered to strengthen it further.
Through shared best practices and critical case coordination meetings, the IMFTF will ensure it maintains pressure on the organized crime groups behind competition manipulation.
Hosted with @PJudiciaria 🇵🇹
Imagine this. Your daughter is travelling abroad for the first time on her own. You’re proud, but of course a little worried.
One day she calls, sobbing. She’s been robbed. She’s stuck and needs money now. It’s definitely her. You’d know her voice anywhere.
🛑 But what if it isn’t?
AI-facilitated scams are becoming more frequent - and more convincing - every day. Scammers can impersonate friends and family, preying on emotions and creating a false sense of urgency to make you act quickly.
So what should you do? Slow down, double-check information and shield what matters most with added security like safewords and two-factor authentication.
Wait. Validate. #DontTakeTheBait
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🚨 Operation Serengeti III dismantles thousands of malicious cyber networks
One of Africa’s largest cybercrime enforcement operations has seen agencies from 21 countries:
🔵 Arrest 1,462 suspects
🔵 Disrupt 10,909 malicious networks
🔵 Recover USD 105 million in illicit funds
Under INTERPOL's coordination, investigators from participating countries joined forces to combat cyber-enabled fraud, ransomware, business email compromise, online scams and digital extortion.
Authorities also identified 65,929 victims targeted by cybercriminal networks, underscoring the scale and sophistication of today's digital threats. Financial investigations linked criminal activity to losses exceeding USD 385 million.
➡️ 🔗 interpol.int/en/News-and-Eve…
Imagine this. Your boss calls and asks for your help. It’s urgent. It’s definitely him: you can see and hear him clearly.
But what if it isn’t? Deepfake technology has evolved rapidly. AI can now replicate real faces, voices and behaviours using just a few photos, videos or audio clips found online.
The threat extends beyond the workplace; scammers can impersonate friends and family, preying on emotion and creating a false sense of urgency to make you act quickly.
So what should you do?
🔵 Don’t rush. Even if you believe you’re speaking to someone you trust, take a moment to assess the situation.
🔵 Verify. Hang up and call the person back on their usual number.
🔵 Use a safeword. Establish a secret phrase with close contacts.
🔵 Secure your accounts. Turn on two-factor authentication everywhere. Activate multi-step verification for large business transactions.
🔵 Report it. If you suspect a scam, contact local law enforcement immediately.
🔵 Train your teams. Business owners: make sure your staff are trained to recognise phishing, vishing and other social engineering tactics.
Wait. Validate. #DontTakeTheBait
Find out more ➡️ 🔗 interpol.int/en/News-and-Eve…
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🚨 95 arrests across 17 countries in operation targeting the distribution of child sexual abuse material
The arrests have come as part of parallel law enforcement operations in Latin America and Europe, each targeting a different aspect of the dissemination and commercialization of child sexual abuse content through messaging applications and cryptocurrencies.
These platforms are increasingly used to groom children, coordinate abuse, connect offenders and receive payment for illegal content. They also enable the recirculation of abuse content, resulting in continued revictimization of children.
The INTERPOL-coordinated initiative led to the execution of 127 search warrants and the rescue of one child. Material seized during the investigation is expected to lead to further identifications of offenders and children at risk, as well as additional safeguarding action.
➡️🔗 interpol.int/News-and-Events…
The Americas are stepping up the fight against corruption. 🤝
55 law enforcement officials, prosecutors and financial intelligence specialists gathered in San José, Costa Rica, for INTERPOL's Regional Conference on Anti-Corruption for the Americas.
Representatives from 19 countries met to:
🔵 Exchange operational experience
🔵 Strengthen intelligence-sharing mechanisms
🔵 Identify opportunities for coordinated action
Participants also explored practical ways to identifying corruption networks, tracing illicit financial flows and tackling the challenges of cross-border investigations.
Members of INTERPOL’s Disaster Victim Identification team have recently returned from Nepal, where they supported authorities following the devastating August floods.
In close cooperation with the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Kathmandu, our DVI experts provided strategic recommendations on the establishment of a reconciliation centre, in line with international matching standards.
This work came as a complement to the efforts of international DVI teams, which have been working closely with Nepalese authorities to identify victims.
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🚨 2,800 illegal firearms and 40,000 pieces of ammunition seized
Operation Trigger X was conducted across 17 countries and highlighted the long-term impact of conflict stockpiles on firearms trafficking.
Preliminary operational results indicate that a substantial amount of the illegal weaponry seized was linked to former or ongoing armed conflict zones, including the Balkan region, eastern Europe and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Multiple Soviet-era firearms were also seized or voluntarily surrendered in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Member countries reported 152 arrests, including the interception of 15 INTERPOL Notice subjects.
➡️ 🔗 interpol.int/News-and-Events…
This week at the INTERPOL Global Conference on Drugs and Illicit Substances, more than 230 heads of national drug agencies, investigators and frontline specialists compared what is actually working against a market that keeps adapting.
Representing 106 countries, they shared national efforts, best practices and common challenges.
Beyond plenary sessions, bilateral meetings helped move forward individual cases and explore future operational efforts to dismantle networks and cut off trafficking routes.
INTERPOL will keep bringing what this conference builds to every member country: a trusted global information hub, analysis capabilities, coordinated operations and specialized expertise, so that law enforcement can target the manufacture and distribution of illicit drugs further up the chain.
🔎 This rare book designed by Salvador Dalí, stolen this week from a museum in central France, has been added to INTERPOL Stolen Works of Art Database.
The Book of the Apocalypse is now visible to all registered users of the database, which includes police, art professionals and the general public.
➡️ 🔗 interpol.int/Crimes/Cultural…
Officers from Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone are in Tokyo this week for a high-level workshop on financial crime countermeasures.
Discussions are focusing on anti-money laundering, fraud investigations, cryptocurrency-related crime and emerging financial crime threats.
Jointly organized by the INTERPOL Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre and @jica_direct, the event is a valuable platform for senior officials of financial intelligence and anti-financial crime units to develop international police cooperation mechanisms and common strategies.
🚨 233 arrested in environmental crime crackdown
An operation across 9 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean targeting deforestation, illegal mining and wildlife trafficking networks has led to:
🔵 More than 1,000 live animals recovered
🔵 60,000 hectares of illegally-cleared forest identified
🔵 312 suspects identified
🔵 313 seizures, including cyanide, mercury and ammunition
Across the region, reptiles, including python, rare insects and exotic birds accounted for most wildlife recoveries, as well as notable seizures involving big cats and primates. Some 165 kgs of dried shark fins with an estimated value of USD 280,000 were also seized.
INTERPOL Red Notices, Blue Notices and Purple Notices were also issued to help identify, locate and arrest suspects connected to the network.
➡️ 🔗 interpol.int/News-and-Events…
