Contra popular perception sometimes conveyed in movies and the like, Interpol is not actually a police force itself.

Source: https://undispatch.com/how-interpol-works-with-interpol-secretary-general-jurgen-stock/

Every application will be checked against EU and relevant Interpol databases, as well as “a dedicated Etias watch-list”.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/brexit-border-etias-dover-eurostar-b2130495.html

Gaudet also said they are working with Interpol and the RCMP to notify the family of the individuals.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-deaths-investigation-forest-hill-road-nb-1.6962231?cmp=rss

Habtemariam, subject of two Interpol red notices by Ethiopia and the Netherlands, was arrested on January 1 by Sudanese police in coordination with UAE authorities, UAE interior ministry official Saeed Abdullah al-Suwaidi told reporters.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/01/05/uae-explains-role-in-arrest-of-most-wanted-people-smuggler/

International police service Interpol had previously issued a red notice for Kwon while police have been trying to track his movements in the months he’s been on the run.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/do-kwon-crypto-terra-luna-extradition-south-korea-1850261113

“Interpol established he was the owner of what can only be described as a substantial property in Romania and there was no mortgage listed on the property.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41167507.html

Interpol in Bulgaria issued a red notice for Kamenov.

Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/not-as-strong-as-were-supposed-to-be-why-wanted-criminals-flock-to-sa-according-to-an-expert-20230526

Interpol released information about the women, photographs and even some facial reconstruction images to the public, including a picture of Rita Robert's tattoo, in hopes of solving the cold cases.

Source: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/11539924/interpol-women-killed-europe-human-trafficking-brit-flower-tattoo/

Interpol then issued a red notice for her arrest for murder.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11707713/Bag-deadly-pills-Russian-dominatrix-used-poison-doppelganger.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Interpol was formed to disseminate information to aid the search for alleged criminals while preventing the abuse of its systems by member states.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/01/24/interpol-russias-dirty-work-00078769

Istanbul police are prepared to ask for Interpol, a global police network, to issue a ‘red notice’ to inform law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and temporarily arrest him pending extradition, surrender or similar legal action.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/11/turkey-brit-57-killed-in-lethal-injection-honey-trap-by-lover-19317517/

It’s possible that the new US designation of Wagner Group as a transnational criminal enterprise with Prigozhin as its leader will allow Interpol a face-saving way to restore the previous “red notice.”

Source: https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2023/01/20/breaking-us-designated-russias-wagner-group-a-criminal-organization-n525135

It threatens the U.S. In 2018, the U.S. requested, and got, an Interpol Red Notice to try to apprehend Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Putin crony and the founder of Russia’s notorious mercenary Wagner Group.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/01/24/interpol-russias-dirty-work-00078769

It was at this point Police Scotland officers were issued with an Interpol red notice, with pictures of the wanted man, including images of his tattoos, and fingerprints.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23365926.end-long-running-extradition-battle-delayed-reports-not-ready/?ref=rss

It works very closely with Interpol of the Americas.

Source: https://www.lovefm.com/police-commissioner-chester-williams-elected-president-of-regional-commission/

Khan was arrested by Interpol in Turkey on November 27 and on Friday he was arrested in the UK by West Midlands Police following his deportation.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2023/12/23/man-who-fled-country-five-years-ago-following-fraud-conviction-appears-in-court/

Now, years later, Lewthwaite is still being hunted by Interpol.

Source: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/white-widow-terrorist-once-sighted-28090738

PC Becky Barnes said officers are continuing to conduct inquiries to try to establish the identity of the man, and which have included contact with Interpol and other partner agencies.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/08/police-are-still-unable-to-identify-a-man-found-in-weymouth-three-months-ago

Sandhu's car had had a GPS tracker taped to it before the attack, the 2022 Interpol notice said.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/thailand-charges-canadian-indian-gangster-murder-phuket-3523851?cid=cna_flip_070214

The bodies of the two friends were found buried and shortly afterwards an Interpol arrest warrant was issued for Lawrence and van der Westhuizen.

Source: https://www.irishpost.com/news/irish-woman-extradited-from-south-africa-254406