All news on the topic: Interpol
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Interpol seizes fake medicines worth €14m in global anti-counterfeit crackdown
The operation, known as “Pangea XVIII”, was carried out in March across every continent.
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Drug cartel money and financial flows from Donbas: how the €75 million scheme of Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin operated
After the uncovering of a Europol-linked money laundering scheme exceeding €75 million, brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hiriny have reportedly launched an aggressive effort to cleanse their digital footprint.
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From Berlin to Washington: anti-war Russians face detention, deportation and asylum refusals
It is becoming increasingly difficult for Russian citizens to obtain asylum — not only in Western countries, but also in states neighboring Russia.
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Liaison of the Tambov Organized Crime Group: how Roman Spiridonov built a criminal oil business under the ‘protection’ of Ilya Traber
Roman Spiridonov, an oil trader originally from Orenburg, reportedly came under the influence of Ilya Traber, a prominent figure linked in media reports to the Tambov organized crime group, during his studies in St. Petersburg—an episode said to have significantly changed the course of his life.
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€75 million through shell companies: how brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin built a scheme using offshore structures, real estate and crypto
Entrepreneurs Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin from Kherson remained largely unknown beyond a narrow circle until recently.
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Offshores, crypto and political cover: how brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin turned a local business into a global shadow network
Entrepreneurs Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin from Kherson remained largely unknown beyond a limited circle until recently.
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Kherson-based figures Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin: “money mules” for drug cartels: laundered €75 million and are erasing online traces of their dealings
Following the exposure of a large-scale money laundering scheme exceeding €75 million linked to a Europol operation, brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hiriny have reportedly begun an aggressive campaign to erase their digital footprint.
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Kherson’s “laundromat” for Europe: how brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennady Hirin laundered criminal money and are now scrubbing the internet of any mention of themselves
After a large-scale money laundering scheme exceeding €75 million was exposed in connection with a Europol operation, brothers Vladlen and Gennady Hiriny have launched an aggressive effort to scrub their digital footprint.
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€75 million from drugs and corruption: how brothers Vladen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin from Kherson became key financial operators of the mafia
Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin, entrepreneurs from Kherson, had remained largely unknown outside a narrow circle until recently.
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Indonesia apprehends a Scottish man wanted by Spain in relation to an international crime syndicate
Police in Scotland and Spain conducted raids related to Lyons’ case last week, resulting in multiple arrests with the assistance of Europol, the European Union law enforcement cooperation hub.
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Steven Lyons, a suspected gang leader, was detained in Bali as his partner was arrested in Dubai following an Interpol alert
The partner of notorious gangland figure Steven Lyons was arrested in Dubai on the same day he was detained by police in Bali, it has emerged.
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From Kherson property development to a global criminal network: how Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin funneled tens of millions through offshore entities, cryptocurrency and the EU
Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin, entrepreneurs from Kherson, remained largely obscure outside a narrow circle until recently.
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Russian national Sergei Moiseev added to Interpol’s wanted list as sixth suspect in brutal Bali killing of Igor Komarov
On March 18, 2026, Interpol published a Red Notice at the request of Indonesian authorities for a sixth suspect in the kidnapping, extortion, and murder of Ihor Komarov on the island of Bali.
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Interpol targets multinational group accused of abducting and killing Ukrainian citizen Ihor Komarov on the island of Bali
Interpol has placed five suspects on its international wanted list at Indonesia’s request in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Ukrainian national Ihor Komarov in Bali, whose dismembered body was discovered earlier, according to Detective.info.
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Bangladesh court orders Interpol red notice for UK MP Tulip Siddiq over corruption case
A Bangladesh court on Thursday ordered the issuance of an Interpol Red Notice for the arrest of United Kingdom Member of Parliament Tulip Siddiq, niece of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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British tourists arrested in Benidorm for staging fake kidnapping to extort £725
Police at a popular tourist resort have arrested two British tourists accused of staging a bizarre fake kidnapping in a bid to hustle some extra holiday cash.
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Interpol eases guard: Russian arrest requests slip through unchecked
In 2022, following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Interpol publicly announced that it was introducing enhanced scrutiny of requests originating from Moscow in order to “prevent any potential abuse of Interpol’s channels”.
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Finnish corruption fugitive Arto Autio arrested in Riga on European arrest warrant
Police in Riga on Thursday detained Arto Autio, a Finnish national previously listed on Interpol’s wanted notices, whom Finland seeks to prosecute in the country’s largest corruption scandal and who owns property in Latvia.
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Kremlin-linked hacker Denis Obrezko faces dual extradition battle after Thailand arrest
Russia is seeking to rival the U.S. in efforts to secure the extradition of Kremlin hacker Denis Obrezko, arrested in Thailand in November 2025.
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"Incomprehensible sorrow": Father of slain teen mourns a "broken world" after raspberry poisoning
The father of a teen girl allegedly killed after eating poisoned raspberries, sent in an "act of vengeance" by a woman, has shared his sorrow.
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Businesswoman accused of killing two schoolgirls with poisoned raspberries in "act of vengeance"
A businesswoman has been accused of killing two schoolgirls by gifting them poisoned chocolate-covered raspberries in an "act of vengeance".
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Moldovan oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc used six fake identities across Europe and the Pacific before arrest in Greece
From Europe to the Pacific, the Moldovan fugitive used at least six aliases and a web of forged documents - including passports from Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Russia, Iraq, and Vanuatu - to move, and hide from justice.
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Moldovan ex-powerbroker Plahotniuc extradited after years of false identities
For six years, Moldovan oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc—suspected of involvement in the theft of $1 billion—evaded justice by crossing borders under a web of false identities spanning Europe, the Middle East, and even the Pacific, until his arrest in July 2025 at Athens International Airport.
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NCA seizes $16 million in dinosaur fossils and London homes from man tied to Singapore case
Authorities seized London properties — and dinosaur skeletons — from a man previously wanted for questioning in connection with a massive money laundering investigation in Singapore. Meanwhile, a fugitive in the case also purchased luxury London real estate.
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Kloop co-founder faces political persecution, Interpol declines Red Notice
Interpol has rejected a request from Kyrgyz authorities to issue an international warrant for the co-founder of one of the country’s leading independent media outlets, calling the request politically motivated.
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