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21 November 2008
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Colombian fugitive arrested and deported from Panama within 24 hours of issue of INTERPOL alert

Co-operation between INTERPOL Panama and INTERPOL Colombia led to Murcia Guzmán's arrest.

21 November 2008

A Colombian man accused of defrauding thousands of investors through pyramid schemes was located, arrested and deported from Panama in less than 24 hours following intensive co-operation between national police and support from INTERPOL.

The INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Bogota requested the issue of a Blue Notice for David Murcia Guzmán, president of the DMG Group, on Wednesday, 19 November and he was taken into custody by Panamanian police later the same day. A Blue Notice helps countries locate an individual and collect additional information about their identity or activities in relation to a crime and provides a basis for police to work together in tracking down a criminal in another country.

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Training and operational workshops provide impetus to the fight against counterfeit goods in Southern and Eastern Africa

21 November 2008

NAIROBI, Kenya – Nearly 150 police, customs and drug regulatory body representatives from 26 Eastern and Southern African countries are taking part in Intellectual Property (IP) Crime Training and Operational Workshops, co-hosted by INTERPOL and the Kenya police.

The six-day training course and workshops, running from 20 to 25 November, aim to equip senior and middle police managers with the knowledge, skills and expertise to lead proactive regional operations, targeting transnational organized criminals who systematically manufacture and distribute counterfeit and pirated goods throughout the region.

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INTERPOL headquarters to deploy team to ensure compliance with INTERPOL rules and regulations by Mexican law enforcement officials

19 November 2008

During recent months Mexico’s Attorney General's office has requested a series of arrests be made as part of Operation ‘Limpieza’, its ongoing investigation into information leaks by law enforcement to drug cartels.

The INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France has learned that on Tuesday 18 November, the Mexican Attorney General issued a statement that Ricardo Gutierrez Vargas, the Director for International Police Affairs at Mexico’s Federal Investigative Agency was subject to a ‘40-day provisional arrest’.

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INTERPOL's six priority crime areas
Drugs and criminal organizations
 Tackling the growing problem of drug abuse and trafficking, often linked to other crimes.
Financial and High-tech Crime
 Combating counterfeiting, payment card fraud, intellectual property and cyber-crime.
Fugitives
 Tracing fugitives, who threaten public safety and undermine criminal justice systems.
Public safety and terrorism
 Countering terrorism, which threatens public safety and world security.
Trafficking in human beings
 Fighting abuse and exploitation of people, which breach human rights and destroy lives.
Corruption
 'Working together towards a corruption-free world by promoting and defending integrity, justice and the rule of law.’

About INTERPOL

INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 187 member countries. It exists to help create a safer world by supporting law enforcement agencies worldwide to combat crime.

INTERPOL has four core functions, which provide:


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