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About INTERPOL
Interpol is the world’s largest
international police organi-
zation, with 186 member
countries. Created in 1923,
it facilitates cross-border
police co-operation, and
supports and assists all
organizations, authori-
ties and services whose
mission is to prevent or
combat international
crime. Interpol’s General
Secretariat is located in
Lyon, France, with Sub-
Regional Bureaus in
Abidjan, Buenos Aires,
Harare, Nairobi and
San Salvador, a Liaison
Office in Bangkok and
an office of the Interpol
Special Representative to
the United Nations in New
York. Each member country
maintains a National Central
Bureau staffed by national
law enforcement officers.
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION
ANNUAL REPORT
CONNECTING POLICE SECURING THE WORLD
Afghanistan, KabulAlbania, Tirana
Algeria, AlgiersAndorra, Andorra la Vella
Angola, LuandaAntigua and Barbuda, St John’sArgentina, Buenos Aires
Armenia, YerevanAruba, OranjestadAustralia, CanberraAustria, ViennaAzerbaijan, BakuBahamas, NassauBahrain, Adaliya Bangladesh, DhakaBarbados, BridgetownBelarus, MinskBelgium, BrusselsBelize, BelmopanBenin, CotonouBhutan, ThimphuBolivia, La PazBosnia-Herzegovina, SarajevoBotswana, GaboroneBrazil, BrasiliaBrunei, Negra Brunei DarussalamBulgaria, SofiaBurkina Faso, OuagadougouBurundi, BujumburaCambodia, Phnom PenhCameroon, YaoundéCanada, OttawaCape Verde, PraïaCentral African Republic, BanguiChad, N’DjamenaChile, SantiagoChina, Beijing
Colombia, BogotáComoros, Moroni
Congo, BrazzavilleCongo (Democratic Rep.), Kinshasa
Costa Rica, San JoséCôte d’Ivoire, Abidjan
Croatia, ZagrebCuba, Havana
Cyprus, NicosiaCzech Republic, Prague
Denmark, CopenhagenDjibouti, Djibouti
Dominica, RoseauDominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Ecuador, QuitoEgypt, Cairo
El Salvador, San SalvadorEquatorial Guinea, Malabo
Eritrea, AsmaraEstonia, Tallinn
Ethiopia, Addis AbabaFiji, Suva
Finland, HelsinkiFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Skopje
Rwanda, KigaliSt Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre
St Lucia, CastriesSt Vincent and the Grenadines, Kingstown
San Marino, San MarinoSao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia, RiyadhSenegal, Dakar
Serbia, BelgradeSeychelles, Victoria (Mahé)
Sierra Leone, FreetownSingapore, Singapore
Slovakia, BratislavaSlovenia, Ljubljana
Somalia, MogadishuSouth Africa, Pretoria
Spain, MadridSri Lanka, Colombo
Sudan, KhartoumSuriname, Paramaribo
Swaziland, MbabaneSweden, StockholmSwitzerland, BerneSyria, DamascusTajikistan, DushanbeTanzania, Dar es SalaamThailand, BangkokTimor-Leste, DiliTogo, LoméTonga, Nuku’alofaTrinidad and Tobago, Port of SpainTunisia, TunisTurkey, AnkaraTurkmenistan, AshgabatUganda, KampalaUkraine, KievUnited Arab Emirates, Abu DhabiUnited Kingdom, LondonUnited States of America, Washington, DCUruguay, MontevideoUzbekistan, TashkentVenezuela, CaracasVietnam, HanoiYemen, Sana’aZambia, LusakaZimbabwe, Harare
Sub-Bureaus
American Samoa (US), Pago PagoAnguilla (UK), The Valley
Bermuda (UK), HamiltonBritish Virgin Islands (UK), Road Town, Tortola
Cayman Islands (UK), George TownGibraltar (UK), Gibraltar
Hong Kong (China), Hong KongMacao (China), Macao
Montserrat (UK), PlymouthPuerto Rico (US), San Juan
Turks and Caicos (UK), Providenciales
France, ParisGabon, Libreville
Gambia, BanjulGeorgia, Tbilisi
Germany, WiesbadenGhana, Accra
Greece, AthensGrenada, St George’s
Guatemala, Guatemala CityGuinea, Conakry
Guinea Bissau, BissauGuyana, Georgetown
Haiti, Port au PrinceHonduras, Tegucigalpa
Hungary, BudapestIceland, Reykjavik
India, New DelhiIndonesia, Jakarta
Iran, TehranIraq, Baghdad
Ireland, DublinIsrael, Jerusalem
Italy, RomeJamaica, Kingston
Japan, TokyoJordan, Amman
Kazakhstan, AstanaKenya, Nairobi
Korea (Rep. of), SeoulKuwait, Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan, BishkekLaos, VientianeLatvia, RigaLebanon, BeirutLesotho, MaseruLiberia, MonroviaLibya, TripoliLiechtenstein, VaduzLithuania, VilniusLuxembourg, LuxembourgMadagascar, AntananarivoMalawi, LilongweMalaysia, Kuala LumpurMaldives, MaleMali, BamakoMalta, FlorianaMarshall Islands, MajuroMauritania, NouakchottMauritius, Port LouisMexico, Mexico CityMoldova, ChisinauMonaco, MonacoMongolia, UlaanbaatarMontenegro, PodgoricaMorocco, RabatMozambique, Maputo
Myanmar, YangonNamibia, Windhoëk
Nauru, YarenNepal, Kathmandu
Netherlands, The HagueNetherlands Antilles, Willemstad
New Zealand, WellingtonNicaragua, Managua
Niger, NiameyNigeria, Lagos
Norway, OsloOman, Muscat
Pakistan, IslamabadPanama, Panama City
Papua New Guinea, KonedobuParaguay, Asuncion
Peru, LimaPhilippines, Manila
Poland, WarsawPortugal, Lisbon
Qatar, DohaRomania, Bucharest
Russia, Moscow
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION
Interpol General Secretariat 200, quai Charles de Gaulle69006 LyonFranceTel : (33) 4 72 44 70 00Fax: (33) 4 72 44 71 63E-mail: [email protected]
Office of the Special Representative of Interpol at the United Nations in New York
Sub-Regional Bureaus:Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAbidjan, Côte d’Ivoire San Salvador, El Salvador Nairobi, Kenya Harare, Zimbabwe
Liaison Office in Bangkok, Thailand
www.interpol.int
186 membercountries
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION
SECRETARY GENERAL’S FOREWORD 2
GOVERNANCE 4 PresidentSelebicarriesoutInterpolmandate 5 ExecutiveCommitteerepresentsInterpolinregions 5 GeneralAssemblypasseskeyresolutionsinRio 5 RegionalconferencesheldinAsiaandEurope 6
SERVICES TO GLOBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 8 I-24/7connectstheworld’spolice 9 Databaserecordsandsearchesincrease 9 Operationalaroundtheclock 13 4,259arrestsbasedonnoticesanddiffusions 14 Analysingcrimetrendsandthreats 15
KEY PROJECTS IN 2006 16 EnhancingroleofNationalCentralBureaus 17 Creationofacademytofightcorruption 18 Centresofanti-crimeexpertise 18 MIND/FIND:Interpoldatainthefield 19 Publicsafetyandterrorism 20 Drugsandcriminalorganizations 21 Traffickinginhumanbeings 24 Financialandhigh-techcrime 25 Fugitives 27
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS 28 Co-operationwithinternationalandregionalbodies 29 Jointoperationswithregionallawenforcement 32
SUPPORT SERVICES 34 Humanresources 35 Training 35 Communications 35
FINANCES 36 Financialperformanceinyear2006 37
Contents
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ANNUAL REPORT
IamproudtopresentthisAnnualReport,whichprovidesanoverviewofourachievementsin2006.Isay“our”achievementsbecausetheyembracethevision,commitmentandhardworkofallofInterpol,whichincludesourPresidentJackieSelebi,ExecutiveCommittee,NationalCentralBureaus(NCBs),GeneralSecretariatandallofourmembercountries’policeandlawenforcementservices.
Theyear2006wasanotherhistoricyearforInterpolinsomanyways.
Wecelebratedthe50thanniversaryofourconstitution.Inrecognitionofoneofthemostimportantprinciplesenshrinedinthatdocument,the2006GeneralAssemblyadoptedaresolutionconfirmingtheorganization’sneutralityandindependence.
WewelcomedMontenegroandSanMarino,theworld’snewestandoldestrepublics,totheInterpolfamily,increasingourmembershipto186countries.
Thethemeofthe2006GeneralAssembly–“IntheServiceofFrontlinePolicetoSecuretheWorld”–pointstoanotherhistoricaspectoftheyear’sactivities.InterpolbeganrollingoutitsMIND/FINDtechnologies,markingthefirsttimeintheorganization’shistorythatinstantaccesstoInterpol’sdatabaseonstolenandlosttraveldocuments(SLTD)wasplaceddirectlyintothehandsofcontrolofficersatairports,bordersandotherfieldlocationsaroundtheworld.TheSLTDdatabasewitnessedrecordgrowthduringtheyear–121countriescontributingmorethan4milliondocumentnumbers,pushingthegrandtotaltomorethan13million.
Secretary General’s foreword
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The2006GeneralAssemblyalsoapprovedtheprocessofcreatingtheworld’sfirstinternationalanti-corruptionacademyforlawenforcement.Progressonthishistoricinitiativemovedatarapidpace.Byyear-end,asitewassecuredinVienna,Austria,andimplementationofthebusinessandfundraisingplanswaswellunderway.
UseofInterpoldataservicesandoperationalsupportservicescontinuedtoreachall-timehighs.ThenumberofInterpolinternationalnoticesissuedthisyearjumpednearly40percent,toanall-timehighof4,556,includingthefirstInterpolnoticeseverissuedattherequestoftheInternationalCriminalCourt.ThenumberofpeoplearrestedwhoweresubjecttoInterpolnoticesordiffusionsrose20percenttoanall-timehighof4,259.
Whiletheseremarkableachievements,amongothersdescribedinthisreport,areimpressive,weallknowtheyareonlypartofthestory.Eachpoliceandlawenforcementofficer,ineachofour186membercountries,isconfrontedonadailybasiswiththesamedauntingdilemma–nomatterhowhardwework,thethreatsposedtooursocietiesbyterrorismandothercrimedonotsubside.Infact,theyremainataconstantlyalarminglevel.Toadequatelyservetheneedsofgloballawenforcement,the2006GeneralAssemblyrecognisedthatwemuststrengthentheorganization’sinfrastructure,andsetinmotionafundraisingcampaignforreinforcingourinfrastruc-tureandtheservicesInterpolprovidestoNCBsandlawenforcementofficersworldwide.
WebegananambitiousinitiativetocreateanddefineInterpolGlobalAnti-CrimeCentres(GACCs),whichwillprovideongoingspecialisedcrimeandurgentsupporttoallpartsoftheInterpolfamily.TheconceptofGACCsgrewoutofourrealisationthatwemustdevelopmorefocused,comprehensiveandsustainedapproachestopreventing,investigating,prosecutingandfightingcrime;holisticandinnovativewaystomoreeffectivelypoolandutilisethetalents,skills,knowledgeandexperiencesthatexistinboththepublicandprivatesectors.ThisiswhatcreatingtheGACCsisallabout,anditiscriticaltooursuccessasanorganization.Wewillbeconferringwiththeorganiza-tion’sconstituenciesthroughout2007tofleshouttheprecisemannerinwhichtheGACCswillachievethesegoals.
AllofusatInterpol’sGeneralSecretariatandofficesworldwidelookforwardtobuildingonthesuccessesofthepastasweconfrontthechallengesofthefuturetogether.WelookforwardtocontinuingourworkwithourPresidentJackieSelebi,ExecutiveCommittee,NationalCentralBureausandmembercountries’policeandlawenforcementservicestoensurethesecurityofourcountriesandsafetyofourcitizensin2007andbeyond.
RonaldK.Noble
SecretaryGeneral
3ANNUAL REPORT
GovernanceGovernance
iNTERNATiONAL cRimiNAL POLicE ORgANiZATiON
President Selebi carries out Interpolmandate
InterpolPresidentJackieSelebichairedtheGeneralAssemblyandthreesessionsoftheExecutiveCommittee,workingwiththeSecretaryGeneraltoensurethatInterpol’sactivitiesconformedtothedecisionsmadeatthesemeetings.MrSelebi,theNationalCommissioneroftheSouthAfricanPoliceService,alsoparticipatedinregionalconferencesinEuropeandAsiaandtheSouthPacific.
Executive Committee represents Interpol in regions
Inadditiontotheirstatutoryrole,ExecutiveCommitteemembersrepresentedInterpolatregionalmeetingsandmaintainedregularcontactwithchiefsofpoliceandotherofficialsintheirregions.ThisimportantliaisonworkensuredthatInterpolprovidednationalpoliceforceswiththetoolsandservicestheyneededtoco-operatewiththeircounterpartsaroundtheworld.
ThemembersoftheExecutiveCommitteeasoftheendof2006were:
PresidentJackieSelebi,SouthAfrica,2004-2008
Vice-President for EuropeRodolfoRonconi,Italy,2004-2007
Vice-President for the AmericasArturoHerreraVerdugo,Chile,2006-2009
Vice-President for AsiaBoonHuiKhoo,Singapore,2006-2009
Delegates for AfricaMohandAmokraneMahmoud,Algeria,2005-2008MostaphaMouzouni,Morocco,2006-2009
Delegates for the AmericasZulmarPimentelDosSantos,Brazil,2005-2008ThomasV.Fuentes,UnitedStates,2006-2009
Delegates for AsiaKiRyunPark,RepublicofKorea,2006-2009VijayShanker,India,2006-2009
Delegates for EuropeFranciscoJ.Aranda,Spain,2005-2008JuergenStock,Germany,2005-2008KonstantinMachabely,Russia,2006-2009
ThefollowingmemberscompletedtheirtermsofserviceinSeptember:
GeorgesBoustani,LebanonMichaelJ.Garcia,UnitedStatesFlorenceAgatheLélé,CameroonUmaShankarMisra,IndiaKennethPandolfi,UnitedKingdomHiroakiTakizawa,Japan
General Assembly passes key resolutionsin Rio
TheGeneralAssemblyiscomposedofdelegatesappointedbythegovernmentsofmembercountries.AsInterpol’ssupremegoverningbody,itmeetsonceayearandtakesallmajordecisionsaffectinggeneralpolicy,operationalpriorities,workingmethods,financesandprogrammesofactivities.ItalsoelectsmembersoftheExecutiveCommittee.
Duringits75thsessioninRiodeJaneiroinSeptember,theGeneralAssemblyelectedsixnewmembersoftheExecutiveCommittee,electedDelegateArturoHerreraVerdugoofChileasavice-presidentandpassedseveralimportantresolutions,including:
• approvedthemembershipofMontenegroand SanMarino,bringingthetotalnumberof membercountriesto186
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GouvernanceGouvernance• endorsedthecreationoftheInterpolAnti- CorruptionAcademy(seepage18)• urgedmembercountriestosubmittimely recordstoInterpol’sstolenandlosttravel documentsdatabasetoenhanceits effectivenessinbordercontrol• highlightedtheneedformembercountriesto alertoneanotherofprisonbreaksbysuspected orconvictedterroristsorothercriminalswho mayposeathreattopublicsecurity• calledonInterpoltodevisethemostefficient waystosupportvariousregionallaw enforcementinitiatives• reaffirmedInterpol’sindependenceandpolitical neutrality
Regional conferences held in Asia and Europe
RegionalconferencesprovideaforumforofficersworkinginInterpol’sNationalCentralBureaustomeetanddiscusspolicingissuesaffectingtheirregions.AregionalconferenceisheldonceayearinEurope,andeverytwoyearsinAfrica,theAmericas,andAsiaandtheSouthPacific.
Asian Regional Conference
The19thAsianRegionalConferencetookplaceinJakarta,Indonesia,from11-13April,withmorethan160delegatesfrom35countriesinAsiaandtheSouthPacificandseveralobserverorganizationsinattendance.
Delegatespassedseveralkeyrecommendations,includingtheexpansionofaccesstoI-24/7toremoteuserssuchasborderpoliceandimmigrationofficers.TheyalsourgedtheuseoftheCommandandCo-ordinationCentreduringcrisissituations,theimplementationoftherevisedServiceStandardsfortheExchangeofGoodPracticeprogramme(seepage17),andstrongerinternationalco-operationinfugitiveinvestigationsandothercrimeareas.ThenextAsianRegionalConferencewillbeheldinHongKong,China,in2008.
European Regional Conference
The35thEuropeanRegionalConference,heldinMinsk,Belarus,from17-18May,reinforcedInterpol’sconstitutionalobligationtofacilitateinternationalpoliceco-operationwithoutregardtopolitics.WithpolicerepresentativesfromEuropeanUnioncountriesbarredbytheEUfromattendingtheconferencebecauseofconcernsabouttheintegrityoftheBelarusianpresidentialelectionsheldinMarch,only12ofthe46countriesintheregionsentdelegates.
Afollow-upextraordinarysessionwasorganizedinLyontoallowforfulldialogueamongallcountriesintheregiononconferenceagendaitems,includingtheexpansionofaccesstoInterpoldatabasestobordersandgreaterco-operationintrackingfugitives.The36thEuropeanRegionalConferencewillbeheldinVarna,Bulgaria,in2007.
iNTERNATiONAL cRimiNAL POLicE ORgANiZATiON
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GouvernanceGouvernance
Interpolistheworld’slargestinternationalpoliceorganization,with186membercountries.Createdin1923,itfacilitatescross-borderpoliceco-operation,andsupportsandassistsallorganizations,authoritiesandserviceswhosemissionistopreventorcombatinternationalcrime.
Interpol reaffirms political neutrality“Interpol’s mission is to promote communication and co-operation among the world’s law enforcement agencies. Interpol is constitutionally barred from undertaking any activity which is political, military, religious or racial. This is increasingly difficult in a politicised world, but political neutrality is fundamental if the organization is to remain effective and fulfill its basic role of supporting international law enforcement co-operation.” – Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said of Interpol’s decision to keep the conference in Minsk, which had been approved by delegates at the 2005 regional conference in Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Services to global law enforcement
Services to global law enforcement
iNTERNATiONAL cRimiNAL POLicE ORgANiZATiON
I-24/7 connects the world’s police
TheI-24/7communicationssystemconnectstheInterpolGeneralSecretariat,NationalCentralBureausandregionaloffices,creatingasecureglobalelectronicnetworkfortheexchangeofpoliceinformationandprovidingmembercountrieswithinstantaccesstoInterpol’sdatabasesandotherservices.WithallmembercountriesexceptSomalianowconnectedtoI-24/7,thefocusswitchedtoexpansionofaccessbeyondtheNationalCentralBureautolawenforcementofficersinthefield,particularlyatinternationaltransitpoints.Bytheendof2006,almost90countrieshadtakenorwereintheprocessoftakingthissteptohelpsecuretheirbordersfromdangerouscriminalsandgoods.
Ofsignificancein2006wastheadditionalexpansionofI-24/7incountriesthathadpreviouslyextendedaccesstoalimitednumberofnationallawenforcemententities.TheUnitedKingdomconnectedagenciesinseveralmajorcitiesandairportoffices.I-24/7gavetheImmigrationServiceatHeathrowInternationalAirportaccesstoInterpol’sdatabasesonstolenandlosttraveldocumentsandnominalrecords.ElSalvador,whichhadalreadyconnecteditsnationalmotorvehiclesunit,expandedaccesstoimmigrationandcustomsofficersatthemaininternationalairportinSanSalvador.
InordertofacilitateandexpeditemanualsearchesofexistingInterpoldatabases,thesecondversionoftheelectronicautomatedsearchfacility(e-ASF2)waslaunchedinJulyaftersixmonthsofdevelopmentandtestinginseveralNCBs.Thee-ASF2isaweb-based,singleinterfacethatpermitssimultaneousconsultationofallInterpoldatabases.Basedonthesuccessofe-ASF2,I-24/7usersrecommendedtheimplementationofanASFonlinetrainingtoolandthepossibilityofqueryingthedatabasesbybatch.BothenhancementsbecameoperationalinDecember.
AsaccesstoInterpoldatabaseswasincreasinglyexpandedtoofficersinthefield,severalNCBsbegantoadaptthee-ASF2screenstotheirownlanguages.Greekwasimplemented,andotherlanguagesincludingCzech,German,ItalianandPortuguesewereindevelopment.
Database records and searches increase
InterpolmanagesdatabasesofinformationoncriminalsandcriminalitythatareaccessibletoallNCBsthroughI-24/7.Theinformationinthedatabases,whichcomesfromqueries,messages,intelligenceandsubmissionsfrompoliceinmembercountries,relatesto:
• nominaldata• photographs• stolenandlosttraveldocuments• childsexualabuseimages• stolenworksofart• stolenmotorvehicles• fingerprints• DNAprofiles• Notices -RedNotice -BlueNotice -GreenNotice -YellowNotice -BlackNotice -Interpol-UnitedNationsSecurityCouncil SpecialNotice -OrangeNotice
Services to global law enforcement
Services to global law enforcement
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10,000
30,000
20,000
50,000
60,000
40,000
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
13,24612,2439,200
HitsRecords Searches
2002
2003
2004
2005
5,667,5155,667,515
8,9954,4618,9954,461
13,297,63113,297,631
299,264299,264
3,9003,900 145145 2727
8383
242242
695695
20062006
1,4851,485
2,5852,585
26,51026,510
211,033211,033
4,819,8594,819,859
Nominal data
55,000 known criminals in database
Thenumberofsearchesconductedroseby62percentin2006from2005,resultinginmorethan55,000‘hits’–queriesfrommembercountriesthatmatchedrecordsinthedatabase.Thenumberofrecordsofnamesandphotosofknowncriminalsinthenominaldatabaseincreasedto173,000duringtheyear,withthenumberofcontributingcountriesrisingto184.
Stolen and lost travel documents
Morethan2,500passports,visasandothertraveldocumentswereidentifiedasstolenorlostduringtheyearfollowingchecksagainstthedatabase.Thelarge-scalerolloutofMIND/FINDintegratedsolutions(seepage19)in2006,whichgaveremoteusersdirectaccesstothisdatabase,significantlyboostedthenumberofrecords,searchesandhits.Thetotalnumberofrecordsinthedatabaseincreasedcloseto50percentontheyearin2006to13.3million,submittedby121membercountries.Thenumberofsearchesjumpedto4.8million,from211,000in2005.
iNTERNATiONAL cRimiNAL POLicE ORgANiZATiON
More than 2,500 documents identified as stolen or lost
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20000
1,500
2,500
3,000
3,500
2,000
4,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
3,877
Child sexual abuse images
In2006,policeidentifiedandrescued131victimsofchildsexualabuseusingtheInterpolChildAbuseImageDatabase(ICAID),takingthefive-yeartotaltomorethan500victimsin29countries.TheICAIDoperatesasastand-alonesystemhousedattheGeneralSecretariat,whileworkcontinuedonthedevelopmentoftheInternationalChildSexualExploitationDatabase,whichmembercountrieswillbeabletoaccessdirectlythroughI-24/7.TheG8MinistersofJusticeandInteriorhaveearmarkedmorethan€1.4milliontosupporttheelaborationoftheinteractivedatabase.Interpolwillstartconnectingcountriestothisdatabasein2007.
TwoUnitedStatesagencies,theFederalBureauofInvestigationandImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement,agreedtosharetheirimagebanksofidentifiedvictimswithInterpol,bolsteringthedatabase’seffectivenessinfightingchildsexualabuseglobally.
Stolen works of art
More than 3,800 searches conducted
Thisdatabasewasmademoreuser-friendlywiththeintroductionofanelectronicautomatedsearchfacilityviaI-24/7inEnglish,FrenchandSpanish.In2006,membercountriesconductedmorethan3,800searchesofthedatabase,comparedto287forallof2005,whenanoldersystemwasinplaceformuchofthetime.Thedatabasecontributedtotherecoveriesofnumerousstolenitemsthroughouttheyear,includinga17th-centurypaintinginSpainthathadbeenstolenfromachurchinPortugal10yearsearlier.AnenhancedDVDreplacedthepreviousCD-ROMversionofthedatabase,offeringimprovedimagequalityandincreasedstoragecapacity.
Ancient Iraqi statue recoveredAn ancient statue of King Entemena added to Interpol’s ‘Most Wanted Stolen Works of Art’ poster and stolen works of art database after it was looted from the Iraqi National Museum in 2003 – was recovered and returned to Iraq in July, following a three-year worldwide investigation led by the United States. The statue (pictured above), the oldest known representation of an ancient Iraqi king, was one of the most signifi cant items taken from the museum during a period of civil unrest.
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2000
10,000
30,000
20,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
33,70
11,978
2001 2002 2005 2006
4,8664,927 4,480
6,824
6,458
9,676
6,000
10,000
8,000
7,000
9,000
DNA profiles
DirectonlineaccessthroughI-24/7totheInterpoldatabaseofDNAprofiles,calledtheDNAGateway,wasmadeavailabletoallmembercountriesin2006upontheirsigningofthechartergoverningitsuse.Withtheadditionof13countriesin2006,thenumberofcountriescontributingtothedatabaseroseto42.Containingmorethan65,000DNAprofiles,thedata-baselogged56hitsduringtheyear.
Fingerprints
9,600 fingerprints added
Thedatabaserecorded100hitsin2006,nearlydoublethetotalforthepreviousyear.Closeto10,000finger-printrecordssubmittedby107membercountrieswereenteredinthedatabasein2006,pushingthetotalnumbertoalmost57,000.
Stolen motor vehicles
33,700 vehicles identified as stolen
Morethan2,800vehiclespermonthonaveragewereidentifiedasstolenbynationallawenforce-mentofficersusingthisdatabase,anincreaseof50percentfrom2005.Searchesrosealmost67percent,asmorecountriesconnectedofficersinthefieldtoI-24/7.Bytheendoftheyear,thedatabasecontained3.7millionrecordsfrom106membercountries.In2006,thedatabasewasmadeavailableonDVDfortwomajorInterpoloperationsinAfrica,whichledtotheidentificationandseizureofalmost1,000stolencars(seepage32).
DNA database links suspect to crimes in three countriesIn November, the DNA profi le database helped police in three countries link previously unconnected crimes to the same individual. An anonymous DNA profi le tied to a series of burglaries in Austria was sent to Interpol, where a positive match was made with a profi le submitted by Croatia two years earlier. This information was then combined with the suspect’s fi ngerprints at Interpol, connecting him to burglaries in Germany.
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Operational around the clock
TheCommandandCo-ordinationCentre(CCC)servedasthecentralpointofcontactbetweentheGeneralSecretariatandtheNationalCentralBureaus(NCBs),providingassistance24hoursaday,sevendaysaweekinInterpol’sfourofficiallanguages:Arabic,English,FrenchandSpanish.In2006,theCCCco-ordinatedthedeploymentofsixInterpolMajorEventSupportTeams(IMEST)andfiveIncidentResponseTeams(IRT).
• IMESTsconsistingofspecialisedpoliceofficers andoperationalassistantssupportedhost countriesduringthefootballWorldCup championshipsinGermany,AsianGamesin Doha,Qatar,WinterOlympicGamesinTurin, Italy,andCentralAmericanandCaribbean GamesinCartegena,Colombia,aswellasthe InternationalMonetaryFund/WorldBank meetinginSingaporeandtheASEANsummit inCebu,Philippines.Theteamsconducted checksofInterpol’sdatabasesandrespondedto urgentqueriesfromnationalauthoritiesand liaisonofficersfromforeigncountries.
• IRTsweredispatchedtoEgyptforinvestigations intotwoseparatebombings,toBarbadostoassist theidentificationofapparentvictimsofahuman- traffickingoperation,toGermanytosupportthe investigationintoanallegedplottoattackthe Berlintransportationsystem,andtoThailandto helpauthoritieswithfollow-upworkrelatedto theidentificationofvictimsoftheDecember2004 tsunami.
ThedailyservicestheCCCprovidedtomembercountriesincluded:
• instant,real-timesearchesofInterpoldatabases• priorityissueofInterpolnotices,particularlythe OrangeNotice,ofwhichninewereissuedin2006• supportforfugitiveinvestigations• around-the-clockmonitoringofopensourcesand messagesbetweenNCBs• initiationofemergency-responsemeasures
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Interpol published 4,556 notices in 2006
• 2,804 Red Noticesseekingthearrestor provisionalarrestofawantedpersonwitha viewtoextraditionbasedonanarrestwarrant
• 359 Blue Noticesrequestingadditional informationaboutaperson’sidentityorillegal activitiesinrelationtoacriminalmatter.Among these,Interpolissuednoticesinrelationtohigh- profileprisonbreaksbysuspectedAlQaeda-linked terroristsandthenephewofformerIraqiPresident SaddamHussein
• 676 Green Notices providingwarningsand criminalintelligenceaboutpersonswho committedcriminaloffencesandwerelikelyto repeatthesecrimesinothercountries
• 316 Yellow Noticesrequestingassistancein locatingmissingpersons,especiallyminors, orinidentifyingpersonswhowerenotable toidentifythemselves
• 114 Black Noticesseekinginformationabout unidentifiedbodies
• 278 Interpol-United Nations Security Council Special Noticesalertingpoliceofindividuals whowerethetargetsofUNsanctionsagainst AlQaedaandtheTaliban
• 9 Orange Noticeswarningpolice,publicentities andotherinternationalorganizationsabout dangerousmaterials,criminalactsorevents thatposedapotentialthreattopublicsafety
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4,259 arrests based on notices and diffusions
Interpolnoticesservetoalertpoliceoffugitives,suspectedterrorists,dangerouscriminals,missingpersonsorweaponsthreats.Therearecurrentlysixcolour-codednotices–Red,Blue,Green,Yellow,BlackandOrange–plustheInterpol-UnitedNationsSecurityCouncilSpecialNotice.
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500
1,500
1,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
2,000
4,000
4,500
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
2,357
3,545
534
4,259
Inadditiontonotices,12,212‘diffusions’werepublishedin2006.Unlikethemoreformalnotice,adiffusioncanbedistributeddirectlybyanNCBtoothermembercountriesviaI-24/7.Thenumberofpeoplearrestedonthebasisofanoticeordiffusionrose20percentin2006to4,259,from3,545in2005.Totalarrestssincetheyear2000reached16,716.
InJune,InterpolissuedthefirstRedNoticesonbehalfoftheInternationalCriminalCourtforfivemembersoftheLord’sResistanceArmysuspectedofwarcrimesandcrimesagainsthumanityinUganda,includingtherebelgroup’sleader,‘General’JosephKony.
ThefirstOrangeNoticesformodusoperandiwerealsoissuedinJunetowarnauthoritiesofhigh-qualitycounterfeitUSdollars,knownas‘Supernotes’,allegedlyproducedintheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKorea(NorthKorea).
More than 4,200 arrests based on Interpol Red Notices or
diffusions
Analysing crime trends and threats
TheCriminalAnalysisService(CAS)providedoperationalandstrategicanalysisofcrimetrendsandthreats,aswellastrainingandconsulting,throughouttheyear.
InterpolpostedcriminalanalystsintheInterpolSub-RegionalBureauinSanSalvadorandtheLiaisonOfficeinBangkoktoprovidemorefocusedanalyticalsupporttotheregionsandmorecomprehensivecriminalanalysisthroughouttheorganization.Theplanistoeventuallyhaveacriminalanalystineachregionaloffice.
During2006,Interpol’scriminalanalystsproduced14operationalanalyticalassessmentsforinvestigatorsinmembercountries,sevenofwhichfocusedonindividualsorgroupslinkedtoterrorism,coveringCentralAsia,theMiddleEast,NorthAfricaandSouthAmerica.Otherreportsaddresseddiverseformsofcriminality,includingorganizedvehicletraffickingintheBalkans,humantrafficking,illegalimmigrationanddrugtrafficking.TworeportslookedatthephenomenaofcriminalproceedsandAsianorganizedcrime.CASmadethreatsassessmentsforthehostcountriesofseveralmajorsportingeventsandworldsummits.
TheunitalsoprovidedanalysisandadministrativesupportforProjectGeiger,ajointinitiativewiththeInternationalAtomicEnergyAgencytocombattraffickinginradiologicalmaterials.
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Enhancing role of National Central Bureaus
TheExchangeofGoodPracticeprogramme,firstlaunchedinEuropeandthenexpandedtoInterpol’sotherworkingregions,soughttoenhancethestatusandroleofNationalCentralBureaus(NCBs)withintheirorganizationalstructures,increasecountries’contributionstoInterpoldatabases,andensurethemostefficientuseofstaffandresources.
Withintheframeworkofthisproject,InterpolcontinuedthesecondphaseofthePeerEvaluationprojectinEurope,visiting14countriesin2006toevaluateandassistcountriesintheregionontheimplementationoftheInterpolServiceStandards.
InEurope,theprogrammefocusedontheestablishmentofcommoninternationalpoliceco-operationplatformsineachmembercountrytoco-ordinatethevariousactivitiesofregionalparties,includingEuropol,SchengenandtheSoutheastEuropeanCooperativeInitiative.Tencountrieswillbevisitedin2007.
InAfrica,14countrieswerevisitedin2006.ExchangeofGoodPracticeteamsprovidedadviceandsupportduringthereconstructionoffourpremisesofNCBsthatweredestroyedasaresultofconflict.IntheAsiaandSouthPacificregion,eightNCBswerevisited,andintheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica,four.
ThevisitsultimatelypersuadednationalgovernmentstoincreasestaffandresourcesfortheNCBs,andpromptedtheNCBstoexchangemoremessageswiththeGeneralSecretariatandnominateemergencycontactofficers.
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Centres of anti-crime expertise
InterpolmovedforwardonaresolutionapprovedbytheGeneralAssemblyinSeptembertoestablishafundfortheconstructionofanadditionalbuildingtohouseaclusterofGlobalAnti-CrimeCentres,whichwouldserveasfocalpointsforinternationallawenforcementexpertiseininvestigativetechniquesandoperationalsupporttomembercountries.Anartist’srenderingofthedevelopmentprojectwhichwouldincludethecentresispicturedaboveright.
Builtaroundtheorganization’sfiveprioritycrimeareas,thecentreswouldfocusoncrimesofglobalimportance,suchastheuseoftheInternetbyterrorists,crimesagainstchildrenandintellectualpropertycrime.
AsteeringcommitteemadeupofInterpolofficialsandoutsideexpertsbegantostudythefeasibilityoftheprojectandwhattypesofvalue-addedservicesthecentrescouldoffertomembercountries.
Creation of academy to fight corruption
FollowingaGeneralAssemblyresolutionadoptedinSeptember,significantstepsweretakentodeveloptheInterpolAnti-CorruptionAcademy,whichisduetoopenby2009.
Asiteforthefacility(picturedaboveleft)wasselectedontheoutskirtsofViennaasthevenuefortheworld’sfirsteducationalinstitutededicatedtothestudyandpreventionofcorruption.Workiscurrentlyunderwaytoraiseinitialstart-upfundingof€15million.
Itwillprovideacademicinstructiontopoliceandanti-corruptionprofessionalsinsuchareasasoversightandinvestigationofdevelopmentaid,independentagencycreationandmanagement,forensicaccounting,ethics,assettracingandrecovery,moneylaundering,andcomputer-basedevidence-gathering.
TheAcademywillbeopentoallindividualswhoplayakeyroleinfightingcorruptionintheircountries,notablylawenforcementofficers,butalsojudicial,governmentalandprivate-sectorpersonnel,andrepresentativesofnon-governmentalandinternationalorganizations.
ItwillconductitsactivitieswithintheframeworkoftheUNConventionagainstCorruptionandinpartnershipwithotherinternationalandregionalorganizationscommittedtorootingoutcorruptionatalllevelsofsocietyandtracingandrecoveringfundsobtainedthroughcorruptpractices.
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MIND/FIND: Interpol data in the field
In2006,Interpolfurtherdevelopedtwotechnicalsolutions–knownasMIND/FIND,formobileorfixedInterpolnetworkdatabases–togivefront-lineofficersaccesstoInterpol’sdatabasesofstolenorlosttraveldocuments(SLTD),stolenmotorvehicles(SMV)andwantedpersons.Themembercountriesthatimplementedthesolutions,eitherwithorinlieuofexistingsystemsatthenationallevel,sawimmediateresults.
Switzerland,thefirstcountrytouseFINDtoprovide20,000federallawenforcementofficerswithdirectaccesstoInterpol’sdatabases,conductedmorethan300,000searchesoftheSLTDdatabaseeachmonthin2006,identifyingdocumentsfromcloseto40countriesasstolenorlost.
Spaingenerated77positivehitsinjusttwomonthsafterconnectingall30,000usersinitsnationalpolicesystemtotheSLTDdatabasethroughFINDinNovember.Spanishauthoritiesperformedmorethan830,000searchesoftheSMVdatabase,whichresultedinmorethan600hits.
InFrance,borderpoliceatParis-CharlesdeGaulleInternationalAirportconductedmorethan550,000searchesoftheSLTDdatabasefromJunetoDecember,whichledtocloseto60hitsinvolving12countries.StabilityPactdonorcountriesagreedduringtheyeartofundtheimplementationofMIND/FINDtoconnectmainborderpointsineightSoutheastEuropeancountriestoInterpol’sdatabases.
Interpolalsoworkedwith11membercountriesintheWestIndiestofast-tracktheinstallationofMINDaheadofthe2007CricketWorldCup.Checkingthepassportsofallvisitors,ninehostcountries–AntiguaandBarbuda,Barbados,Grenada,Guyana,Jamaica,SaintKittsandNevis,SaintLucia,SaintVincentandGrenadines,andTrinidadandTobago–plusBahamasandDominica,wereabletoestablishavirtualperimeteraroundtheirislandstokeepoutindividualswhomighttrytoenterwithfraudulenttraveldocuments.
FINDenabledthepolicebodyofthe10-memberAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations,ASEANAPOL,tosubmitonequerytonational,ASEANAPOLandInterpoldatabases,andreceiveasinglereplyfromthethreesources.ItalsomadeASEANAPOL’sdatabaseavailabletopoliceworldwidethroughI-24/7.Thisrepresentedasignificantstepinaddressingcrimeissuesintheregion,whichhashistoricallybeenalowcontributortoInterpol’sdatabases.
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Public safety and terrorism
Sharing intelligence through Fusion Task Force
TheFusionTaskForce,Interpol’schiefinitiativetoassistmembercountriesintheirterrorism-relatedinvestigations,becamemoreoperationallyfocusedin2006.Thetaskforceconductssixregionalprojectsandtwoglobalinitiatives.Thenumberofnamesofsuspectedterroristsrecordedintheproject’sdatabaserosetoalmost11,000duringtheyear.
InMarch,thefirstworkinggroupmeetingforFusionTaskForce-MiddleEasttookplaceinAmman,Jordan.Participantsreviewedanumberofregionalcasestudies,identifyingterrorists’travelroutes,terroristgroupprofilesandmeansoffinancing.ParticipantssupportedJordan’smovetoconnect12borderpointstoInterpol’sstolenandlosttraveldocumentsdatabasetoassistinthedetectionandpreventionofterrorists’movements.
OtherworkinggroupmeetingswereheldinJuneintheCzechRepublicontheKurdistanWorkersPartymilitantgroup,organizedspecificallyattherequestofmembercountries,andinOctoberinChileforProjectAmazon,whichcoversterrorisminCentralandSouthAmerica.
ThetopicofsuicidebombersleddiscussionsduringthesecondworkinggroupmeetingforProjectKalkan,whichaddressesterrorisminCentralAsia,heldinFebruaryinBaku,Azerbaijan.Otherissuesincludedthefinancingofterrorism,terrorists’useofforgedpassportsandterroristgroups’recruitmentmethods.Membercountrieswereurgedtoshareinformationandintelligenceonprofilesofsuicideattackersandpatternsofsuicideterrorism,andtoblockormonitorterroristwebsites.
Resources to counter bioterrorism threat
In2006,theInterpolBioterrorismPreventionResourceCenterwascreatedtoactasacentralclearinghouseforusefulbioterrorism-relatedwebsitescoveringareassuchastrainingmaterials,onlinetests,scientificdocuments,pre-planningguidelines,andresponseandcrisismanagement.AcrucialcomponentofInterpol’seffortstohelpmembercountriesprepareforabioterrorismincident,theInterpolBioterrorismIncidentPre-PlanningandResponseGuide,wasalsocompletedintheyear.
RegionalworkshopsinChile,SingaporeandUkrainebroughttogetherseniorlawenforcementofficialstoraiseawareness,andencouragegreaterregionalco-operationandamoreco-ordinatedresponsetothebioterrorismthreat.
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Close to 11,000 names of suspected terrorists recorded
TheBiocriminalisationProjectwaslaunchedinSeptembertoidentifylegislativeandregulatorygapsinmembercountries–seenasakeyobstacleinthefightagainstbioterrorism–andassistthemwithdraftingandenactinglegislationtoprohibitandpreventthemisuseofbiologicalagentsandtoxins.
Protecting wildlife from poachers
Interpol’seffortstohelpmembercountriesprotecttheirnaturalresourcesfromcriminalsgainedmomen-tumin2006withthearrivalattheGeneralSecretariatofthefirstspecialisedofficerinwildlifecrime.
InMarch,theKenyaWildlifeServiceuseda€22,750award–givenbytheInterpolWorkingGrouponWildlifeCrimeandfundedbytheInternationalFundforAnimalWelfare–toconductacomprehensivetrainingprogrammefor32ofitsofficers.Alsoin2006,Interpoldonated€64,500toKenyatopurchaseapatrolplanetobetterfacilitateaerialsurveillanceofitsnationalparks.
Adraftco-operationagreementbetweenInterpolandtheLusakaAgreementTaskForcewasdrawnupin2006.Thetaskforceworkstoharmoniseinvesti-gations,legislationandpenaltiesforcrimesagainstwildlifeintheregion.
Aspecial‘modusoperandi’noticewasrevivedin2006toalertlawenforcementofsmugglingcasesinvolvingivoryandotherillegalplantandanimalproducts.ThefirstsuchnoticewasissuedinJulyinrelationtotheseizureoffourtonnesofelephanttusksfoundinashippingcontainerbycustomsofficersinHongKong.
Drugs and criminal organizations
Trends in drug trafficking identified
Interpolissuedatotalof24DrugIntelligenceAlertstoallNCBs,providingdetailedaccountsofthemostrecentdrugtraffickingtrendsandmodusoperandiculledfromthousandsofreportsfromNCBsandthemedia.AmongtheemergingtrendsnotedbyInterpolin2006:
• asubstantialincreaseinmaritimetraffickingof cocaineinbulkshipmentsfromSouthAmerica toWestAfrica• ajumpinthevolumeofcocainetrafficking betweenWestAfricaandWesternEuropeby commercialair• theemergenceofaherointraffickingroute betweenPakistanandChinabycommercialair
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Initiatives target cocaine trafficking
MaritimecocainetraffickingtoEuropethroughAfricaremainedthemostsignificanttrendin2006.SouthAmericancriminalsrecruitedmiddlemeninWesternAfricatoarrangethecollectionofthedrugintheopensea,itsstorageandtransporttoEurope.Itwassuspectedthatthemiddlemenwerebeingcompensatedwithaportionofthecocaineshipment,whichwasthensplitupandsenttoEuropebymoretraditionalmeans.InterpolinitiatedOperationCOCAFtofacilitateco-operationwithlawenforcementinCôted’Ivoire,Ghana,andtransitanddestinationcountriestolocateandidentifythecriminalsinvolved.
NinelinkswereestablishedinInterpol’sdatabaseofcocainelogosin2006.Thedatabasecontainsmorethan1,500photosofuniquelogos,whichareusedbyproducerstodistinguishshipments,denotepurityandaiddistribution.Thedatabaseisanimportanttoolfordeterminingtheoriginsofseizures.
Fighting online sales of synthetic drugs
ProjectDrug.netwaslaunchedin2006totacklethepurchase,saleandproductionofprescriptiondrugsandanabolicsteroidsthroughtheInternet.OperationaldatasuchasidentifiedInternetusernicknameswereplacedinanInterpoldatabaseandmadeavailabletorelevantlawenforcementagencies.Inordertoavoidduplicationofeffortsconcerningindividualtargetsbyseveralmembercountries,Interpolco-ordinatedandsupportednationalinitiatives.AtrainingmanualwaspublishedonInterpol’srestrictedwebsite.
TwotrainingworkshopstohelpinvestigatorslearnhowtoidentifycriminalsontheInternetwereconductedin2006;oneinBrussels,Belgium,whichwasattendedbyrepresentativesfrom11countries,andanotherinTallinnheldattherequestofEstonianauthorities.Atrainingworkshopwilltakeplacein2007inSingapore,whichisinaregionheavilyaffectedbythetradeinpsychotropicdrugsandprecursorchemicals.
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Organized crime in Asia and Eurasia
Project AOC – Asian organized crime
ProjectAOC(AsianOrganizedCrime)wasinitiatedin2006tofightthecontinuedworldwideexpansionofAOCgroups.InterpolcreatedaProjectAOCdatabasetoserveasaninternationalplatformforintelligence-sharing.Interpolalsoorganizedthe1stWorkingGroupMeetingforEuropeanCountriesonAOCinManila,Philippines,inMay,andestablishedtheInterpolAsianExpertGrouponAOC,whosefirstmeetingtookplaceinBangkok,Thailand,inDecember.InterpolhasstartedresearchonillegalfootballgamblingandonAOCgroupsinthePacificIslandsandinEurope,withaviewtomountingtacticaloperations.
Project Millennium – Eurasian organized crime
Thirty-ninecountriestookpartinProjectMillennium,whichcollatesandsharesintelligenceontransnationalEurasianorganizedcrime.Morethan5,000namesofindividuals,groupsandenterprisessuspectedoflinkstoorganizedcrimewereenteredintheproject’ssecuredatabasein2006.TheprojectwasdevelopedattherequestoftheG8LawEnforcementProjectsGroup.
In2006,874messageswereprocessed–thehighestnumbersincethestartoftheproject–andmorethan900hitswerecatalogued,athreefoldincreasewithinthelastthreeyears.France,JapanandNewZealandjoinedProjectMillenniumin2006,andAustriahasexpresseditsdesiretoparticipate.
Millennium intelligence links suspect to multiple crimesLuxembourg police requested Interpol to search its databases concerning an individual suspected of money laundering. Searches revealed that the Russian national, who had been registered in the Interpol Criminal Information System database linked to Project Millennium, was suspected of being involved in criminal activities in Austria, Cyprus, Germany, Russia, Switzerland and the United States.
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Project Bada – maritime piracy
TocountertheincreaseinincidentsofmaritimepiracyinSoutheastAsiaandalongtheSomalicoast,Interpolbeganin2006tocollectinformationonmaritimepiracyandarmedrobberiesagainstships,whichitsharedwithNCBsandtheinternationalmaritimecommunity.Interpolalsolookedatotherorganizedcrimeactivitiesrelatedtomaritimeroutes,suchasillegalimmigrationandtraffickinginhumans,drugsandarms.
ProjectBadahelpedtoidentifymembersofgangs,existinghierarchies,areasofoperation,modusoperandiandlinkstoothercriminalactivitiesinco-operationwithotherinternationalorganizations,suchastheInternationalMaritimeOrganization,InternationalMaritimeBureauandtheMaritimeOrganizationforWestandCentralAfrica(MOWCA).
Trafficking in human beings
Assisting child sexual abuse investigatorsTheImageAnalysisResourceCentre,fundedbytheUSNationalCenterforMissingandExploitedChildrenthroughagrantfromtheUSDepartmentofState,wascreatedin2006.Aspartofthisinitiative,investigatorsfromninecountriesworkedatInterpolforone-monthperiodstohelpspecialisedofficersattheGeneralSecretariatidentifychildrenfromtheirhomeregionsdepictedinabuseimages.Thiscollaborationresultedinanumberofchildrenbeingrescuedandtheidentificationoflocationswheremanyothershadbeenvictimised.
ThecentrecreatedanExpertiseReferenceDatabasetofacilitatetheidentificationoflocationsofabuse,oftenthefirststepforrescuingvictims.Thedata-baseincludesthenamesofmorethan500expertsindiversefieldssuchasbotany,interiordesignandlanguages.Sexualabuseimagesfrequentlycontainregional,historical,linguisticorothercluesthatcanhelpinvestigatorspinpointlocationsofabuse.
Interpol helps rescue three abused victimsTwo young victims of sexual abuse in Belgium were rescued after Interpol helped police identify the attacker as their father based on a video seized in Australia. Police in Australia had sent a copy of the tape to specialised officers at theGeneral Secretariat, who were able to establish that the girls were speaking Flemish, while images from the video enabled Belgian police to pinpoint the location. Follow-up work by police in Belgium and Italy led to the arrests of the girls’ father and the Italian man who made the video, and rescue of a third victim who appeared in the images but was not related to the others.
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Interpol supports trafficking investigation
ForensicspecialistsfromtheGeneralSecretariatandmembercountrieshelpedinvestigatorsinBarbadosidentify11bodiesfoundonasmallboat,believedtobevictimsofahuman-traffickingoperation.Theboat,whichdepartedAfricaforSpain,driftedacrosstheAtlanticOceanandwasdiscoveredneartheisland’seastcoastinJune.InterpolworkedwithinternationalauthoritiestotrytolocatetheSpanishmanwhowasbelievedtohavearrangedthejourney.ThousandsofAfricanmigrantsdieeachyeartryingtoreachEurope.
Financial and high-tech crime
‘Botnets’: emerging high-tech crime
MicrosoftandInterpolorganizedinAprilthefourthmeetingoftheBotNetTaskForce,whichaddressesthegrowingthreatofbotnets–networksofinfectedcomputerscontrolledbyremoteusersforspreadingmaliciousviruses,sendingmassjunke-mailsorstealingonlinebankingpasswords.
The Interpol IT Crime Manual wasalsoupdatedandenhanced,withnewarticlesonbotnets,voiceoverInternetprotocolandotherareasofconcernforcyber-crimeinvestigators.Trainingprogrammesonnetworkinvestigations,InternetinvestigationsandLinuxforensicsweredeveloped,enhancedanddeliveredthroughouttheyear.
Automated tool to fight money laundering
PlanningontheInterpolMoneyLaunderingAutomatedSearchService(IMLASS)wascompletedin2006.Whenfullyoperational,IMLASSwillenableanti-moneylaunderinginvestigatorstoautomaticallycomparesuspectedmoney-launderingquerieswithpolicedatacollectedfrommembercountries.
Abasicversionofthesystemthatprocessesaformattedmessageanddisplaysthesearchresultsisexpectedtobeofferedtomembercountriesin2007.Furtherenhancementssuchaslink-analysisvisualisationdiagramsandArabictransliterationarealsointheplanningstages.
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Co-ordinated action to protect intellectual property
Interpolfocusedrenewedattentiononcounterfeitingandthegrowingevidenceoftheuseofcounterfeitstofundorganizedcrimeandterroristactivitiesin2006.TheInterpolIntellectualPropertyCrimeActionGroup(IIPCAG),whosemembersincludepoliceandcustomsrepresentativesfrommembercountries,internationalorganizationsandindustrybodies,workedtoraiseawarenessofthisthreatamongpolicymakersandthegeneralpublicthroughpromotional,trainingandoperationalsupport.
Thegroupmettwicein2006todevelopacompre-hensivetrainingstrategytobedeliveredin2007andtosupportthecreationofadatabase,whichwillenableinvestigatorstoshareinformationandintelligenceonintellectualpropertycrimecases.TheIIPCAGalsocompiledamanualforinvestigators.
Global initiative targets fake medicines
InterpolassumedanactiveroleintheInternationalMedicalProductsAnti-CounterfeitingTaskforce(IMPACT),aWorldHealthOrganization-ledinitiativetofightcounterfeitpharmaceuticals–whichmaycontainnoactiveingredientsorpotentiallydangerousones–followingthetaskforce’screationinFebruary.
IMPACTbringstogethernationalregulatoryauthorities,seveninternationalorganizationsandinternationalassociationsofpatients,healthprofessionals,pharmaceuticalmanufacturersandwholesalersinbothdevelopinganddevelopedcountriestoshareexpertise,identifyproblems,formulatesolutionsandco-ordinateactivities.InterpolandthePermanentForumonInternationalPharmaceuticalCrimeco-chairtheenforcementsub-committee.
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Project fights currency counterfeiting in Colombia
IncooperationwiththeUSSecretService,EuropeanCentralBank,EuropeanAnti-FraudOfficeandotheragencies,InterpolconductedseveraltrainingsessionsthroughouttheyearforColombianpoliceofficersinidentifyingcounterfeitnotes.
Additionally,inJanuary,InterpolprovidedoperationalsupporttoColombianlawenforcementofficersrelatedtothearrestofaprimarysuspectresponsibleforthedistributionof€319,000incounterfeiteuros.InMay,InterpolassistedColombianauthoritiesinthediscoveryofanillegalprintshopwherefakepolymerAustraliandollarswerebeingmade,whichresultedinthearrestsoftwoindividuals,andtheseizureof100-dollarnotesworthAU$5.2millionandanoffsetprintingpress.
Fugitives
Interpolassistedmembercountriesinthelocationandapprehensionofthousandsoffugitivesin2006.Officersalsoworkedwithmembercountriesandinternationalcriminaltribunalstoensurethatwarcriminalswerebroughttojustice,bycirculatingelectronicnoticesanddiffusionscontainingidentificationandjudicialinformation,andbyprovidinginvestigativesupport.
Interpolco-operatedcloselywiththeInternationalCriminalCourt(ICC)todevelopjointanalyticalandadministrativeinitiatives.TheICCwasgrantedaccesstoI-24/7inApril.
TheICC,InternationalCriminalTribunalsfortheformerYugoslaviaandRwanda,theUnitedNationsMissioninKosovoandtheSpecialCourtforSierraLeonecanrequesttheissueofRedNoticesforindividualssuspectedofcommittingseriousviolationsofinternationalhuman-rightslaws.
Interpol helps arrest fugitive in 15-year-old murderUnited States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents located a woman wanted by Panama for a murder committed 15 years earlier, thanks to information provided by National Central Bureaus in Washington and Panama City. The woman, the subject of an Interpol Red Notice issued at the request of Panama for the killing of a pregnant woman in 1991, escaped from custody in Panama, illegally entered the US and fraudulently obtained permanent resident status there. ICE agents uncovered the woman’s criminal past after checking the fingerprints in her citizenship application against Interpol’s database and US Department of Homeland Security US-VISIT records of foreign visitors to the country.
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Co-operation with international and regional bodies
Fighting terrorism with United Nations
In2006,Interpol’sofficeattheUnitedNationsinNewYorkfurtherstrengthenedtheorganization’sco-operationwiththeUNtomoreeffectivelypreventandcombatterrorism,traffickinginhumanbeings,andtheillicittradeinsmallarmsandlightweapons.
TheUNGeneralAssemblyadoptedbyconsensusinSeptembertheUNGlobalCounter-TerrorismStrategyandcorrespondingPlanofAction.Interpolrepresentativesactivelyparticipatedinthedraftingofthestrategy.Asaresult,Resolution60/288recognisedInterpolasacrucialpartnerintheinternationalefforttocounterterrorismandincludedimportantreferencestoInterpol’sspecifictoolsandactivities.
InterpolfurthercollaboratedwiththeUNSecurityCouncil’s1267Committee,whichisresponsibleforimplementingsanctionsagainstindividualsandentitiesassociatedwithAlQaedaandtheTaliban.In2006,Interpol-UNSecurityCouncilSpecialNoticeswereissuedfor273subjectsofsanctions.
Asadirectresultofthesuccessfulco-operationbetweenInterpolandtheUNSecurityCouncil1267Committee,theUNSecurityCounciladoptedResolution1699toincreaseco-operationbetweentheUNandInterpol,withtheobjectiveofprovidingtheremainingsanctionscommitteesoftheUNSecurityCouncilwiththemeanstofulfilltheirmandates.
Interpolspecialisedofficersactivelyparticipatedin10sitevisitsoftheUNCounterTerrorismExecutiveDirectorate(CTED)toevaluatethenatureandlevelofassistanceneededbyUNmembercountriestofullyimplementthecounter-terrorismprovisionsofSecurityCouncilResolution1373.Interpolalsodevelopedaguide,Best Practices in Combating Terrorism, forinclusionintheCTED’s Directory of International Best Practices, Codes and Standards,whichwaspublishedontheUNwebsite.
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Collaboration with World Customs Organization
In2006,InterpolandtheWorldCustomsOrganization(WCO)workedtoforgeclosertiesbetweenpoliceandcustomstoaddressissuesofcommonconcern,includingterrorism,traffickingindrugsandprecursors,intellectualpropertycrime,moneyaunderingandenvironmentalcrime.InterpolsupportedtheContainerControlProgrammeoftheWCOandUnitedNationsOfficeonDrugsandCrime,whichaimedtohelpseveralcountriesinAfrica,AsiaandCentralAmericapreventtheuseofshippingcontainersfordrugtraffickingandotherillegalactivities.AtrainingworkshopfortheprogrammewasheldinDakar,Senegal,inMayandJune2006.InterpolalsoparticipatedintheWCO’sEuropeanRegionalConferenceinBaku,Azerbaijan,inFebruary.
Throughouttheyear,WCOjoinedvariousconferencesandworkshopsorganizedbyInterpol,includingthe3rdInternationalFinancialCrimeConference,theInterpolWorkshoponPreventingBioterrorismandthethirdmeetingoftheInterpolExpertGrouponStolenCulturalProperty.
Co-operation with Europol on common issues
On10November,Interpol’sfirstliaisonofficertoEuropol,MarcMaïsto(picturedabove),wastragicallykilledbyadrunkendriver.MrMaïsto,acommandantwiththeFrenchpolice,hadworkedatInterpolforeightyears.Duringhisdistinguishedinternationalcareer,heservedasaregionalspecialisedofficerandcriminalintelligenceofficeratInterpol,andasaninvestigatorwiththeUNIndependentInquiryCommitteelookingintotheOil-for-Foodprogramme.
BasedonthesuccessofMarcMaïsto’swork,InterpolandEuropolagreedonatwo-weekexchangeprogrammeforofficerstofacilitatebetterunderstandingandco-operation.Thetwoorganizationsworkedtogetheronanumberoffrontstofighttraffickinginhumanbeings,illegalimmigration,childsexualabuseimages,moneylaunderingandcurrencycounterfeiting.InterpolSecretaryGeneralRonaldK.NobleandEuropolDirectorMax-PeterRatzelalsoagreedtoexplorewaystoenableEuropoltoaccessInterpol’sdatabasesusingexistingchannels,andforInterpoltobeabletoforwardrelevantdataforinclusioninEuropol’sanalyticalworkfiles.
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Working with Frontex to secure borders
InterpolandFrontex,theEuropeanUnion’sborderagency,collaboratedonseveralongoingprojectsin2006:
• MediterraneanTransitMigration(MTM)focused ontheestablishmentofmigration-governance guidelines,includingsafeguardsfortheprotection ofmigrants,tobedevelopedbytheInternational CentreforMigrationPolicyDevelopment(ICMPD), EuropolandpartnercountriesinEuropeand NorthAfrica.
• ProjectJAWA(JointActionWesternAfrica) examinedcriminalnetworksinvolvedin smugglingpeoplefromWesternAfricatoEurope, andwascarriedoutjointlywithEuropol,the UnitedNationsOfficeonDrugsandCrime andICMPD.
• OperationAmazon,inwhichInterpolco-chairs theintelligenceunit,tackledairroutesfrom SouthAmericatoEuropeusedtosmugglepeople.
InterpolismovingtoprovideaccesstoitsdatabasestoFrontexandisexploringjointinitiativestargetingspecificborder-crimeissuessuchashumantraffickingandfugitives.
Technical assistance to CIS countries
TheTechnicalAssistancetotheCommonwealthofIndependentStates(TACIS)projectisaEuropeanCommission-Interpolpartnershipaimedatprovidingequipment,trainingandservicestonationalpoliceforcesintheCIStostrengthenpoliceco-operationintheregion.
In2006,workbeganoneffortstomoderniseNCBMoscowandtoconnect41remotesitesinRussia,includingtheProsecutor-General’sOffice,toI-24/7undertheauspicesoftheTACISproject.TheTACISactionplanaddresses,inparticular,humantrafficking,drugs,armsandstolenproperty,moneylaundering,corruption,high-techandfinancialcrime,andillegalimmigration.
Fighting heroin trafficking in Central Asia
AjointinitiativeofInterpolandtheUnitedNationsOfficeonDrugsandCrime,theCentralAsianRegionalInformationandCoordinationCentre(CARICC)wascreatedin2006tocounterthemovementofheroinfromAfghanistanthroughCentralAsiatoRussiaandbeyondalongtheso-calledNorthernRoute.ThecentrewillhavedirectaccesstoInterpoldatabasesthroughI-24/7.Interpol’sworkwithCARICCissupple-mentedbyProjectNOMAK,whichaimstoincreasetheflowofdatabetweenNCBsinCentralAsiaonthemovementofheroinandprecursors.
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Joint operations with regional law enforcement
Operation Umoja
InAprilandMay,thisjointoperationoftheEasternAfricanPoliceChiefsCooperationOrganization(EAPCCO)andSub-RegionalBureau(SRB)NairobitookplaceatsitesthroughoutKenya,TanzaniaandUganda.Theoperationtargetedvehicletheft,drugtrafficking,illicittraffickinginsmallarmsandlightweapons,andillegalimmigration.
Itcombinedtraditionalpolicetechniques–roadblocks,inspectionsofsecondhandcarsellers,carshowrooms,scrapmetalyardsandgarages,andsearchesofknowndealersofdrugsandweapons–withhigh-techassistancefromInterpolintheformoflaptops,encryptedDVDsofInterpoldatabasesandtechnicalsupport.
Theoutcomesexposedkeyfeaturesabouttheillicittraffickingofstolenmotorvehicles,includingmodusoperandi,majorfiguresandorganizations,andorigincountries.Attheendoftheeight-dayoperation,policehadseized:
• 339stolenmotorvehicles• 72illegalfirearms• 366kilogrammesofillegaldrugs
Additionally,141illegalimmigrantswerearrestedanddeported.
Operation Palanca Negra
TheGeneralSecretariatandSRBHarare,whichservesasthesecretariatfortheSouthernAfricanRegionalPoliceChiefsCo-operationOrganization(SARPCCO),launchedOperationPalancaNegrainSeptember.Thethirdphaseoftheoperationresultedin:
• 598stolenmotorvehiclesrecovered• 858illegalfirearmsseized• morethan5,500roundsofammunition confiscated• 1,470illegalimmigrantsarrestedanddeported• variousdrugsseized,includingmorethanone tonneofcannabis
SRBHararefacilitatedtheoperationbyprovidinglaptopcomputerswithaccesstoInterpol’sdatabaseofstolenmotorvehiclesandtrainingforparticipatingofficers.Traininginstolenmotorvehicleidentifica-tiontechniquesensuredthatthepositivebenefitsextendedwellbeyondthedurationoftheoperation.VehicletraffickingisagrowingcrimeissueinAfrica,amajortransitpointforcarsstolenfromJapan,SouthAfrica,theUnitedKingdomandothercountries.
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Operation Jupiter
FollowingthesuccessofthefirstOperationJupiterin2005inthetri-borderareabetweenArgentina,BrazilandParaguay,asecondoperationwascarriedoutinSeptemberandNovemberinvariouslocationsinArgentina,Brazil,Chile,ParaguayandUruguay.Theobjectivewastodisrupttheactivitiesoforganizedcriminalsinvolvedinthetransnationalcounterfeitingofpharmaceuticals,CDs,DVDs,clothingandtobaccoproducts.
Theoperation,co-ordinatedbytheGeneralSecretariatandSRBBuenosAires,involvedlawenforcement,customsagenciesandcross-industryrepresentatives,andachievedpositiveresultsineachcountry:
• InBrazil,theoperationfocusedonthe counterfeitingandsmugglingofcigarettes. Co-ordinatedactionbyauthoritiesin11states ledtotheseizuresofnotonlythousandsof cartonsofcigarettes,butalsocash,weapons, luxurycarsandboats,andgems.SeveralRed Noticeswereissued,oneofwhichledtothe arrestofasuspectinUruguay.
• InParaguay,machinerytoproducecounter- feitshoeswasseized.Fakeproducts recoveredincludedmedicines,cigarettesand toothpaste.
• InUruguay,largeamountsofDVDsandCDs wereseized,aswellascomputerequipmentto producefakelabels.
• InChile,massquantitiesofcounterfeitbathtowels ofawell-knownbrandwereconfiscated,as wellasthefabrictoproducethem.
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Human resources
Atotalof541officialsworkedattheGeneralSecretariat,regionalbureausandtheUNofficeasoftheendof2006,representing79differentnationalities.Ofthese,170officials,or34percentofthestaff,werelawenforcementpersonneleithersecondedbytheirnationaladministrationsorcompensatedbyInterpolthroughreimbursementstotheirnationaladministrations.Theremaining66percentwereemployeddirectlybyInterpol.Womencomprisedalmost42percentofthestaff.
Interpolstrivestoensurethatthecompositionofitsstaffisrepresentativeoftheorganization’sworldwidemembership.ThisenablesInterpoltoeffectivelyaddressthespecificneedsoflawenforcementinitsfiveworkingregions,andalsoallowstheorganizationtobenefitfromadiversityofideas,skillsandbackgrounds.
Training
Launchedin2006,theTrainingOfficeenabledInterpoltodevelopnewtrainingopportunitiesformembercountries,aswellasprovidecontinuingeducationandcareerdevelopmentwithintheorganization.
Amongitsmaininitiatives,theofficedesignedanadvanced,comprehensivethree-monthtrainingprogrammeforpolice,theInterpolInternationalPoliceTrainingProgram(IIPTP),toprovideseniorofficersinmembercountrieswithexperienceinfightingcrimeattheinternationallevel.Thefirstsessionwillbeginin2007withsevenparticipants.
Communications
TheCommunicationsandPublicationsOfficewasresponsibleforallofInterpol’sinternalandexternalcommunicationsactivities.ThePressOfficehandleddozensofenquirieseachweekfromjournalistsseekingaglobalperspectiveonvariousaspectsoftransnationalcrime.Thetopicsthatattractedthemostinterestfromthemediaincludedterrorism,arttheft,childsexualabuseimagesontheInternet,drugtraffickingandfugitiveinvestigations.Interpolcontinuedtoattractinterestfrommediaaroundtheworld.Theorganizationwasmentionedinmorethan20,0000newsarticlesduringtheyear,almostdoublethefigurefor2000.
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FinancesFinances
Financial performance in year 2006
Forthefinancialyear2006,Interpol’sbudgettotalled€45.1million,ofwhich89%wascontributedbymembercountries,mostlyintheformofstatutorycontributions(87%).Incomereceivedonexternally-fundedprojectsorfromprivatefoundationsand/orcommercialenterpriseswithasimilarpurposeasInterpolconstituted4%ofgrossincome.Otherincomemadeup4%ofthetotal.
Totalordinaryoperatingexpenditureswere€46.7millionglobally,withpayconstitutingthemajorcostcomponentat58%ofthetotal,followedbytravelandconferencecosts(14%),maintenanceexpenditures(4%),third-partyandothercosts(4%),andtelecommunicationscostsassociatedwithInterpol’sglobaltelecommunicationssystem,I-24/7(3%).Depreciationexpendituresconstituted8%ofthetotal.
Duetounforeseencontingencies–valueerosionoftheorganization’sUS-dollarholdings,expendituresonstaffcasesandprovisionsagainstdoubtfulVATreimbursement–thefinancialperformanceofInterpolledtoadeficitduring2006.Seventeenpercentofthisdeficitwasattributabletocrisisreliefactivities,18%toprojectsrunbytheorganizationoutofitspastsavings,and15%tounbudgetedexpenses.
Capitalprojectsconsumed€4.2millionoffinancialresources.Cashandcashequivalentsincreasedby€1.3million,duemainlytoadvancereceiptsonexternally-fundedprojectaccountsanddecreasesincurrentreceivables.Receivablesdeclined23%overthepreviousyear.Financialequityandreserves–representedbyvariousfunds–fellby€1.6millionoverthepreviousyearbecauseoftheoperationaldeficitin2006.
Thefinancialtableswhichappearonthefollowingpages–statementsoffinancialposition,financialperformance,changesinequityandcashflow–areexternallyauditedandsummarisethefinancialstatusandperformanceoftheorganizationin2006and2005.
Thefinancialstatementsoftheorganizationareprepared,wherepossible,incompliancewiththeInternationalPublicSectorAccountingStandards(IPSAS).WhereIPSASdoesnothaveanyspecificstandard,theInternationalAccountingStandards(IAS)havebeenused.TheorganizationisintheprocessoftransitioningtofullcompliancewithIPSAS.Figuresfor2005havebeenrestatedforthepresentationofresultsaccordingtoIPSASrequirements.
Thesefinancialstatementshavebeenpreparedonthegoingconcernbasis,conformingtothehistoricalcostconventionusingtheaccrualmethodofaccounting.Alltransactionscomplywiththeorganization’sfinancialregulations.
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Financial position statement As of 31 December(‘’000 euros) 2006 2005
ASSETSCurrent assets Cash and cash equivalents 23 766 22 468 Statutory contributions receivable 2 394 4 122 Other receivables and prepayments 2 646 2 565 Inventories 624 559 Total current assets 29 430 29 713 Non-current assets Net fixed assets 22 507 21 927 Non-current statutory contributions receivable 274 196 Total non-current assets 22 781 22 123Total assets 52 211 51 836 LIABILITIES Current liabilities Payables 3 333 2 996 Income received in advance 158 564 Deferred project income 2 807 890 Total current liabilities 6 298 4 450 Non-current liabilities Employee-related liabilities 1 001 840 Total non-current liabilities 1 001 840Total liabilities 7 299 5 290
TOTAL NET ASSETS 44 911 46 546 EQUITY Capital financing reserve 22 507 21 927 Accumulated reserve funds 22 404 24 619
TOTAL EQUITY 44 911 46 546
Financial performance statement(‘’000 euros) Actual 2006 Actual 2005
OPERATING REVENUE Statutory contributions 38 370 34 980Sub-Regional Bureau financing 767 744Voluntary contributions 852 949Reimbursements and recoveries 616 701Project income 1 715 1 667Financial income 895 626Other income 2 009 1 957Exchange rate gains/losses (net) -131 80Total operating revenue 45 093 41 704 OPERATING ExPENSES Pay costs 27 032 24 047Other staff costs 1 088 1 375Premises running costs 1 527 1 096Maintenance 2 012 1 566Missions and meetings 6 424 5 777Office expenses 1 597 2 036Telecommunications costs 1 283 2 490Third-party and other costs 1 732 974Depreciation expenditures 3 614 3 298Provision for doubtful debts 421 137Total operating expenses 46 728 42 796 SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR -1 635 -1 092
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Changes in equity statement
(‘’000 euros) Accumulated reserve funds Capital financing reserve Total
Balance at 31 December 2005 25 796 21 927 47 723 2005 result 752 752Changes in accounting policy -1 929 -1 929Restated balance at 31 December 2005 24 619 21 927 46 546Net gains and losses not recognised in financial performance statement, being capital expenditures(net) funded out of accumulated reserve funds -580 580 Net deficit/surplus for the year -1 635 -1 635 BALANCE AT 31 DECEMBER 2006 22 404 22 507 44 911
Cash flow statement (‘’000 euros) 2006 2005
Cash flow from operating activities Surplus / (deficit) from ordinary operating activities -1 635 -1 092 Non-cash movements Depreciation expenditures 3 614 3 298 Provision for VAT receivable added back 421 137 Adjustment for financial income (reported separately) -895 -626 Adjustment for gain/ loss on sale of assets 11 -36 Increase / (decrease) in payables 338 1 357 Increase / (decrease) in income received in advance -406 -2 128 Increase / (decrease) in deferred project income 1 917 Increase / (decrease) in employee-related liabilities 160 (Increase) / decrease in inventories -65 -87 (Increase) / decrease in other receivables - non-current -78 (Increase) / decrease in other receivables - current 1 226 -2 955 Net cash flow from operating activities 4 608 -2 132 Cash flow from investing activities Purchases of fixed assets -4 205 -4 221 Sales of fixed assets 0 73 Net cash flow from investing activities -4 205 -4 148 Cash flow from financing activities Financial interest income received 895 626 Net cash flow from financing activities 895 626 Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1 298 -5 654 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period 22 468 28 122 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period 23 766 22 468 MOVEMENT IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 1 298 -5 654
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186 member countries
Afghanistan, KabulAlbania, Tirana
Algeria, AlgiersAndorra, Andorra la Vella
Angola, LuandaAntigua and Barbuda, St John’sArgentina, Buenos Aires
Armenia, YerevanAruba, OranjestadAustralia, CanberraAustria, ViennaAzerbaijan, BakuBahamas, NassauBahrain, Adaliya Bangladesh, DhakaBarbados, BridgetownBelarus, MinskBelgium, BrusselsBelize, BelmopanBenin, CotonouBhuthan, ThimphuBolivia, La PazBosnia-Herzegovina, SarajevoBotswana, GaboroneBrazil, BrasiliaBrunei, Negra Brunei DarussalamBulgaria, SofiaBurkina Faso, OuagadougouBurundi, BujumburaCambodia, Phnom PenhCameroon, YaoundéCanada, OttawaCape Verde, PraïaCentral African Republic, BanguiChad, N’DjamenaChile, SantiagoChina, Beijing
Colombia, BogotáComoros, Moroni
Congo, BrazzavilleCongo (Democratic Rep.), Kinshasa
Costa Rica, San JoséCôte d’Ivoire, Abidjan
Croatia, ZagrebCuba, Havana
Cyprus, NicosiaCzech Republic, Prague
Denmark, CopenhagenDjibouti, Djibouti
Dominica, RoseauDominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Ecuador, QuitoEgypt, Cairo
El Salvador, San SalvadorEquatorial Guinea, Malabo
Eritrea, AsmaraEstonia, Tallinn
Ethiopia, Addis AbabaFiji, Suva
Finland, HelsinkiFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Skopje
Rwanda, KigaliSt Lucia, Castries
St Vincent and the Grenadines, KingstownSan Marino, San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe, Sao TomeSaudi Arabia, Riyadh
Senegal, DakarSerbia, Belgrade
Seychelles, Victoria (Mahé)Sierra Leone, Freetown
Singapore, SingaporeSlovakia, Bratislava
Slovenia, LjubljanaSomalia, Mogadishu
South Africa, PretoriaSpain, Madrid
Sri Lanka, ColomboSudan, Khartoum
Suriname, ParamariboSwaziland, Mbabane
Sweden, StockholmSwitzerland, BerneSyria, DamascusTajikistan, DushanbeTanzania, Dar es SalaamThailand, BangkokTimor-Leste, DiliTogo, LoméTonga, Nuku’alofaTrinidad and Tobago, Port of SpainTunisia, TunisTurkey, AnkaraTurkmenistan, AshgabatUganda, KampalaUkraine, KievUnited Arab Emirates, Abu DhabiUnited Kingdom, LondonUnited States of America, Washington, DCUruguay, MontevideoUzbekistan, TashkentVenezuela, CaracasVietnam, HanoiYemen, Sana’aZambia, LusakaZimbabwe, Harare
Sub-Bureaus
American Samoa (US), Pago PagoAnguilla (UK), The Valley
Bermuda (UK), HamiltonBritish Virgin Islands (UK), Road Town, Tortola
Cayman Islands (UK), George TownGibraltar (UK), Gibraltar
Hong Kong (China), Hong KongMacao (China), Macao
Montserrat (UK), PlymouthPuerto Rico (US), San Juan
Turks and Caicos (UK), Providenciales
France, ParisGabon, Libreville
Gambia, BanjulGeorgia, Tbilisi
Germany, WiesbadenGhana, Accra
Greece, AthensGrenada, St George’s
Guatemala, GuatemalaGuinea, Conakry
Guinea Bissau, BissauGuyana, Georgetown
Haiti, Port au PrinceHonduras, Tegucigalpa
Hungary, BudapestIceland, Reykjavik
India, New DelhiIndonesia, Jakarta
Iran, TehranIraq, Baghdad
Ireland, DublinIsrael, Jerusalem
Italy, RomeJamaica, Kingston
Japan, TokyoJordan, Amman
Kazakhstan, AstanaKenya, Nairobi
Korea (Rep. of), SeoulKuwait, Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan, BishkekLaos, VientianeLatvia, RigaLebanon, BeirutLesotho, MaseruLiberia, MonroviaLibya, TripoliLiechtenstein, VaduzLithuania, VilniusLuxembourg, LuxembourgMadagascar, AntananarivoMalawi, LilongweMalaysia, Kuala LumpurMaldives, MaleMali, BamakoMalta, FlorianaMarshall Islands, MajuroMauritania, NouakchottMauritius, Port LouisMexico, Mexico CityMoldova, ChisinauMonaco, MonacoMongolia, UlaanbaatarMontenegro, PodgoricaMorocco, RabatMozambique, Maputo
Myanmar, YangonNamibia, Windhoëk
Nauru, YarenNepal, Kathmandu
Netherlands, The HagueNetherlands Antilles, Willemstad
New Zealand, WellingtonNicaragua, Managua
Niger, NiameyNigeria, Lagos
Norway, OsloOman, Muscat
Pakistan, IslamabadPanama, Panama City
Papua New Guinea, KonedobuParaguay, Asuncion
Peru, LimaPhilippines, Manila
Poland, WarsawPortugal, Lisbon
Qatar, DohaRomania, Bucharest
Russia, Moscow
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION
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Sub-Regional Bureaus:Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAbidjan, Côte d’Ivoire San Salvador, El Salvador Nairobi, Kenya Harare, Zimbabwe
Liaison Office in Bangkok, Thailand
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186 membercountries
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About INTERPOL
Interpol is the world’s largest
international police organi-
zation, with 186 member
countries. Created in 1923,
it facilitates cross-border
police co-operation, and
supports and assists all
organizations, authori-
ties and services whose
mission is to prevent or
combat international
crime. Interpol’s General
Secretariat is located in
Lyon, France, with Sub-
Regional Bureaus in
Abidjan, Buenos Aires,
Harare, Nairobi and
San Salvador, a Liaison
Office in Bangkok and
an office of the Interpol
Special Representative to
the United Nations in New
York. Each member country
maintains a National Central
Bureau staffed by national
law enforcement officers.
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