How Interpol traced the identity of ‘the woman with the flower tattoo’ Rita Roberts from Cardiff was found in an Antwerp river in 1992. Operation Identify Me has 21 other women it wants to name The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023
A woman killed in Belgium decades ago has been identified when a relative saw her distinctive tattoo Interpol says a woman killed 31 years ago in Belgium has been identified after a family member recognized details of her tattoo The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023
‘Woman with the flower tattoo’ killed in Antwerp in 1992 is identified as Briton Rita Roberts identified through appeal seeking information on 22 women killed in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023
Rita Roberts: Murder victim found in Belgium in 1992 revealed to be missing British 31-year-old 'The woman with the flower tattoo' has been identified after three decades Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2023
‘Woman with the flower tattoo’ finally identified 31 years after her murder Rita Roberts was killed a few months after moving to Belgium from Cardiff in 1992, but remained unidentified until this year. The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023
River murder victim finally identified after family recognise distinctive tattoo 31 years on Belgian, Dutch and German police launched a joint appeal with Interpol in May, Operation Identify Me, attempting to identify 22 women who are believed to have been murdered The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023
72 arrested worldwide in Interpol-coordinated strike on illicit medicines A major Interpol-coordinated crackdown on illicit medicines across 89 countries, including India, has resulted in the arrest of 72 accused persons worldwide The Hindu · Nov 1, 2023
CBI cracks down on cyber-enabled crime syndicates in 11 States CBI conducts searches in 11 States as part of operation ‘Chakra-II’ against cyber-enabled financial crimes. 32 mobiles, 48 laptops and hard disks, 33 SIM cards, pen drives seized The Hindu · Oct 19, 2023
Cop28 in Dubai: detention risk warning at UN climate summit The emirate brands itself as a travel hub open to the world, but has seen a string of high-profile detentions of activists The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023
Revealed: thousands who bought ‘golden passports’ through Dominica’s $1bn scheme Former Afghan spymaster, convicted millionaire and former Libyan colonel among those who became Dominican citizens The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023
Unesco planning virtual museum of stolen cultural artefacts Project aims to raise awareness of trafficking and the relationship between artefacts and communities The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023
Cyberabad police to file for NBW in arsenic poisoning case Cyberabad Police to file appeal for NBW against U.K.-based pharmacist who orchestrated arsenic poisoning of estranged wife's family. Chargesheet being filed; Interpol to issue blue notice. The Hindu · Oct 2, 2023
Bulgarians accused of spying for Russia appear in London court Five suspected of being part of network assisting Russian state with potential abduction of some targets The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023
Interpol issues Red Notice against alleged BKI terrorist Interpol issues Red Notice against BKI terrorist Karanvir Singh, 38, from Kapurthala, Punjab. Wanted for criminal conspiracy, murder, Arms Act, Explosive Substances Act, raising funds for terrorist act, and being a member of terrorist gang/org. BKI headquartered in Lahore, active in India, Europe, UK, US. The Hindu · Sep 25, 2023
Newcastle Herald · Sep 17, 2023 Dust spreads: Newcastle band join Bloc Party, Interpol tour The tour begins in November.
Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023 Boy found in German river is not missing Brit Ben Needham, police say A DNA sample of the unidentified boy’s body did not match Ben Needham
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 Police investigating if body found in river could be missing toddler Ben Needham 21-month-old boy went missing while staying at his grandparents’ farm in Greece in 1991
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 Interpol at 100: A mixed legacy of hunting fugitives and merging police data from 195 countries Interpol is turning 100 with a mixed legacy — as a misconstrued crime-fighting organization, a network that merges police data from authoritarian states and democracies, and a global adviser on how to handle criminal trends
France 24 · Sep 5, 2023 Notorious French gangster stands trial for helicopter jailbreak Infamous French criminal Rédoine Faïd, who escaped prison in 2018 aboard a hijacked helicopter in a jailbreak that astonished France, went on trial in Paris on Tuesday. Faïd, dubbed the “getaway king”, faces life in prison on charges of escaping jail in an organised gang and hijacking an aircraft.
Louder · Aug 29, 2023 Steven Wilson shares first music from The Harmony Codex. Watch the video for Economies Of Scale here Steven Wilson will release new album The Harmony Codex on September 29
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2023 Sara Sharif: All we know about ‘murder’ of girl, 10, as police hunt father in Pakistan Officers were called to the scene by Sara’s father from Pakistan, who is now wanted by the police for questioning
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023 Former Brazilian military police officer convicted in 2015 deaths arrested in New Hampshire Immigration officials say a former Brazilian military police officer who was convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to more than 200 years in prison for his role in the 2015 deaths has been arrested in New Hampshire
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023 Lebanon's interim central bank governor freezes assets of former chief and close associates Lebanon’s interim central bank governor has frozen the accounts of the banks embattled former chief and close relatives and associates
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 US, UK, and Canada sanction Lebanon's former central bank governor over corruption allegations The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have slapped sanctions on Lebanon’s embattled ex-central bank governor and a handful of close relatives and associates over allegations of corruption
Radio France Internationale · Aug 10, 2023 Interpol launches vast operation against organised crime in West Africa A vast police operation against mafia groups specialising in internet fraud has been carried out in West Africa by Interpol, the international criminal police organisation. More than two million euros were seized or frozen and 103 people arrested in 21 countries in an investigation codenamed Operation Jackal.