Tag: Interpol

Tuesday, October 5th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Chile and Interpol break up smuggling ring of Haitians and children to Mexico and US

An operation codenamed ‘Frontera Norte’ has allowed Chile’s Criminal Investigations Police (Policía de Investigaciones – PDI) to arrest nine suspected members of a migrant smuggling ring following an investigation supported by INTERPOL and law enforcement across South and Central America.
Monday, June 14th 2021 - 10:05 UTC
Chilean dictatorship murderer arrested in Argentina

The Government of Argentina this weekend arrested Chilean fugitive Walter Klug Rivera, who was wanted for human rights violations during the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.
Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Interpol red alert out against “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón but arrest will have to wait

Interpol Uruguay received a red alert for the arrest of former Macrist aide Fabián “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón but his arrest will have to wait until his request for political asylum is answered, it was reported.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Interpol leads investigators to arrest 13 of the most wanted Latin American fugitives

An Interpol coordinated ‘EL PAcCTO’ operation (20 November– 5 March) has seen a team of investigators from across Latin America locate and arrest 13 of their most wanted fugitives.
Wednesday, July 1st 2020 - 08:02 UTC
Iran issues arrest warrant for President Trump over the killing of General Qassem Soleimani

Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of top general Qassem Soleimani and has asked Interpol for help, Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said announced, according to the Fars news agency.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 06:47 UTC
Ex Interpol chief sentenced in China to 13 years in prison for bribery

Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, who was detained on a visit to China in 2018, was sentenced on Tuesday (Jan 21) to more than 13 years in prison for bribery in a case that shook the international police organization.
Thursday, January 9th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Lebanese prosecution summons fugitive auto tycoon Ghosn; a visit to Israel could complicate his status

A Lebanese prosecutor said on Wednesday he was summoning former auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn regarding an Interpol “red notice” over financial misconduct charges in Japan, state media reported.
Saturday, June 22nd 2019 - 09:11 UTC
Interpol crackdown on US$ 117 million dangerous counterfeit food and drink

Police in 78 countries have arrested 672 people as part of a coordinated global crackdown on potentially dangerous counterfeit food and drink, international police agency Interpol announced on Friday.
Friday, May 17th 2019 - 07:30 UTC
US Justice has requested Chile the arrest of arms and bombs manufacturer tycoon

For 26 years, Chilean business tycoon Carlos Cardoen has been unable to travel abroad for fear of arrest. Cardoen is accused of illegally importing the bomb-making element zirconium from the US, which added a potent incendiary effect to cluster bombs his company, Cardoen Industries, sold to Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime in the 1980s and 1990s.
Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 05:03 UTC
Argentine businessman accused of tax evasion and fleeing from Justice caught in Belize

Argentina's “King of Meat”, the businessman Alberto Samid, was arrested Friday in the tiny Caribbean nation of Belize after fleeing Argentina in late March.