INTERPOL recently published details on its largest coordinated firearms operation ever, called Trigger IX. The operation allowed local authorities in multiple countries to make thousands of arrests and firearm seizures. The operation lasted three weeks(March 12 to April 2)
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Japan: INTERPOL has reportedly issued a Blue Notice in the name of GaaSyy, a popular online personality and former Japanese lawmaker
INTERPOL released a Blue Notice following Japan’s Foreign Ministry ordering GaaSyy to return his passport after police obtained an arrest warrant over celebrity defamation and threat allegations. GaaSyy, whose real name is Yoshikazu Higashitani, allegedly threatened three people, including…
Nigeria: INTERPOL and the misinformation reports on INTERPOL’S role in the arrest of Biafran dissident Simon Ekpa
Our last post addressed how the media often fuels the misconceptions regarding INTERPOL. Today, we look to the case of Biafran Dissident Simon Ekpa and how misinformation on INTERPOL presented in journalistic accounts of his situation.
Simon Ekpa
Simon…
Lyon, France: INTERPOL and the media’s contribution to common misconceptions about its nature and mission

Over the past several decades, popular media has contributed to a widespread misunderstanding of INTERPOL and how it operates. The media often portrays INTERPOL as a body that sends out detectives or agents to arrest and apprehend criminals. This is…
INTERPOL Red Notices- do they ever expire?
INTERPOL Red Notices and immigration problems
INTERPOL Red Notices and the dual criminality requirement
INTERPOL Red Notices- Why doesn’t INTERPOL list all Red Notice subjects on its website?
INTERPOL Red Notice Abuse: a discussion

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with fellow practitioners Yuriy Nemets of Nemets Law and Ben Keith of 5 Saint Andrew’s Hill in a segment of the Nemets Law-hosted webinar series, “Open Conversations about INTERPOL Abuse.” The recorded conversation…