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INTERPOL Washington U.S. National Central BureauU.S. Department of Justice

Domestic Focus…International Reach



The Myth


• Worldwide police communications

• Criminal investigative resources

• International police databases

• Arabic, English, French, Spanish

The Reality


INTERPOL’s Mission“Preventing and fighting crime through enhanced international police cooperation for a safer world”

INTERPOL’s Mission and Services

• To facilitate the exchange of police information and promote cooperation between law enforcement authorities of its 190 member countries.

• Worldwide police communications• Criminal investigative resources• International police databases• Arabic, English, French, Spanish

“Domestic Focus…International Reach”

INTERPOL Washington U.S. National Central BureauU.S. Department of Justice

INTERPOL’s Core Functions

Secure Global Police

Communications Services

Operational Data Services and

Databases

Operational Police Support

ServicesPolice Training

and Development



INTERPOL’s Investigative Resources

Encrypted, virtual private network Full messaging capability Direct database access

Secure International Police Communications: I‐24/7


INTERPOL’s Investigative ResourcesInvestigative Databases

DNA Fugitives Firearms Fingerprints Maritime Piracy Missing Persons Criminal Histories Unidentified Bodies Stolen Motor Vehicles Stolen/Lost Travel Documents Child Sexual Exploitation Images Stolen Works of Art / Cultural Artifacts


INTERPOL’s Investigative Resources

Red Notice ‐ To seek the location and arrest of fugitives for thepurpose of extradition, surrender, or similar lawful action.

Blue Notice ‐ To obtain information concerning the identity,location, or illegal activities of a person of interest in a criminalinvestigation.

Green Notice ‐ To circulate information on career criminals anddangerous persons (habitual offenders, child molesters, violent gangmembers, pornographers).

Diffusion – Standardized requests for cooperation and/or alerts; used to limit circulation or data to a restricted number of NCBs

INTERPOL Notices and Diffusions System

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Growing Into The Cyber RealmINTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation



The INTERPOL Constitution

Article 2 – Ensure and promote thewidest possible mutual assistancebetween all criminal police authoritieswithin the limits of the law.

Article 3 – Strictly forbids theOrganization from undertaking anyintervention or activities of a political,military, religious or racial character.

INTERPOL’s Framework for International Police Cooperation


Primary Objectives

To ensure the independence and neutrality of INTERPOL as an international organization;

To reflect extradition law, and

To protect individuals from persecution

Article 3 – The Neutrality Clause


INTERPOL National Central BureausINTERPOL Constitution

Article 32: Each INTERPOL member country shall appoint a National Central Bureau to ensure liaison with:

The various departments within the country

National Central Bureaus in other countries

INTERPOL’s General Secretariat


Law Enforcement in the United StatesNo national police force

18,000+ law enforcement agencies

800,000+ sworn officers

Federal State

Local Tribal

Limited official presence abroad (FBI, DEA, ICE)


INTERPOL Washington22 U.S.C. 263a and 28 CFR § 0.34

Facilitate international law enforcement cooperation as the U.S. representative to INTERPOL on behalf of the Attorney General

Transmit information of a criminal justice, humanitarian, or other law enforcement related nature

Coordinate and integrate information for investigations of an international nature


Management Structure

INTERPOL Washington is co-managed by DOJ and DHS.


Strategic Goals

Combat transnational crime and terrorism

Strengthen the security of our nation’s borders

Facilitate international law enforcement cooperation and partnerships


Information Sharing Model

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Organizational Structure

Director/Deputy Director

Economic Crimes Counterterrorism Alien/Fugitive

Office of General Counsel Executive Office

Chief Information

Officer

Drugs

State and Local Liaison IOCCViolent Crimes

Human Trafficking and Child Protection


Workforce Structure

Multi‐Sector Workforce

Permanent DOJ Employees

Seconded Officers

Contractors

Interns



How We Assist Law Enforcement

Investigative Support

International law enforcement communications and coordination

Access to INTERPOL investigative databases

Production and utilization of INTERPOL Notices and Diffusions

Legal assistance


INTERPOL Operations and Command Center

24/7/365 support to law enforcement agencies

Secure, real‐time international messaging through I‐24/7 (26K+ per month)

International criminal record checks Exchange of biometric information Humanitarian assistance requests

INTERPOL Notice entry

INTERPOL fugitive status verification

Stolen/lost travel document alarm resolution

IAFIS Program

Communications and Coordination


Investigative Databases

166 member countries and the UN

35M+ stolen/lost travel documents

2M+ documents of U.S. origin

450 positive matches per month (US)

3‐5 per month become the subject of enforcement action at U.S. and foreign ports of entry

Stolen/Lost Travel Document Database

USNCB Stats For FY 2014 –• 340,000 messages processed• 47,934 new cases opened• 27,434 TECS/NCIC entries on

foreign notices made or updated

• 1,200 Notices published for US authorities including 437 Red Notices

• 366 million queries of INTERPOLDatabases by US authorities


Red Notice ‐ To seek the location and arrest of fugitives for the purpose of extradition, surrender, or similar lawful action.

Blue Notice ‐ To obtain information concerning the identity, location, or illegal activities of a person of interest in a criminal investigation (including defendants, suspects, witnesses, and victims).

Green Notice ‐ To warn about subjects who are a possible threat to publicsafety or may commit a criminal offense, based on an assessment by a national lawenforcement authority and previous criminal convictions or history (habitualoffenders, child molesters, violent gang members, pornographers).

Yellow Notice ‐ To help locate missing persons, especially minors, or to help identify persons who are not able to identify themselves.

Black Notice ‐ To seek information about unidentified bodies.

Orange Notice ‐ To warn of an event, a person, an object, a process, or a modus operandi representing an imminent threat to public safety and likely to cause serious damage to property or injury to persons.

Purple Notice ‐ To provide information on modi operandi, procedures, objects, devices and concealment methods used by criminals.

Notices Program


Environmental CrimesRepresentatives from US Forest Service, Fish & Wildlife Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Coast Guard Investigative Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are detailed in ECD to assist in environmental crime inquiries such as:

• Illegal logging and forest crime• Illicit trade in endangered species• Ivory and fur trade • Unregulated fishing • Dumping and illicit trade of hazardous material


Requesting country: New Zealand

Date of publication: 23 April 2015

Last update on: 06 April 2015

MODUS OPERANDI

Type(s) ofincident:

This Purple Notice contains updated information on the fishing vessel Thunderwhich sank in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Date of lastincident:

06 April 2015

Place ofincident:

00 Deg 19'N; 005 Deg 25'E

Countryofincident:

Exclusive Economic Zone of São Tomé and Príncipe

Last update:

The government of New Zealand, in collaboration with the governments of Australia, Canada, Norway, Nigeria, South Africa, and the United States of America, and the INTERPOL General Secretariat are seeking more information about the activities of persons and companies associated with the past operation of the Thunder. Information is also sought on the individuals and networks that owned, operated and may have profited from illegal activities of the vessel.

By determining the status, location and the individuals and companies involved in the former operation of the Thunder, member countries will be able to investigate potential violations of various laws.

Official and unofficial information indicates that the vessel Thunder sank inside the EEZ of São Tomé andPríncipe on 06 April 2015 at 00 Deg 19'N; 005 Deg 25'E. The entire crew on board the sinking vessel was rescued and put ashore in São Tomé and Príncipe.

According to Nigerian authorities, the vessel Thunder was on its ship register from 2010 until it was deregistered on 18 March 2015. During this time, the vessel used three other identities interchangeably and at least one other flag state, including the use of removable nameplates with different vessel namesand homeport on the stern and bridge. In September 2013, the owners of the Thunder had unsuccessfully tried to change Thunder’s name to “Raz” on the Nigerian register.

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Authority (NIMASA) deregistered the vessel from the Register of Nigerian ships on 18 March 2015 amidst suspicion of document fraud and breach ofthe condition of registration on behalf of the Thunder.


F/V Thunder in the CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) region 12‐17‐2014


F/V Thunder sinking off the coast of Africa near Sao Tome 4/16/2015


Remember… INTERPOL exists to facilitate international

police cooperation – then as in now

INTERPOL Washington is the designated, functional point of contact for all INTERPOL matters in the United States, pursuant to federal statute and regulation

As the National Central Bureau, INTERPOLWashington provides all domestic lawenforcement agencies with access toINTERPOL’s secure communications network,investigative data, and programs

Complementary – not competitive


INTERPOL Websites

INTERPOL Washington (U.S. National Central Bureau)Washington, DC

www.justice.gov/usncb

INTERPOL Secretariat General (IPSG)Lyon, France

www.interpol.int


2nd INTERPOL Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Events

Singapore, 16‐18 November 2015

26th Wildlife Crime Working Group MeetingSingapore, 23‐27 November 2015

The Joint International Meeting on Forest CrimeLyon, 22‐23 June 2016

27th Wildlife Crime Working Group MeetingJohannesburg, 2‐4 October 2016

http://www.forest‐trends.org/program.php?id=401

ICCWC


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