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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


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


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

2iNTERNATiONAL cRimiNAL POLicE ORgANiZATiON

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

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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.


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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



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



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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.


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.


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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Key projects in 2006Key projects in 2006


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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International partnerships



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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Support servicesSupport services


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


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


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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