Interpol

[in-ter-pohl]

noun

1. an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.

Interpol

/ ˈɪntəˌpɒl /

acronym

1. International Criminal Police Organization, an association of over 100 national police forces, devoted chiefly to fighting international crime

Word History and Origins

Origin of Interpol¹

Inter(national Criminal) Pol(ice Organization)

Example Sentences

He has been detained in Thailand since 2022, after the Thai police arrested him acting on a Chinese request to Interpol.

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An Interpol red notice published in May 2021 and obtained by AFP said She faced criminal charges in China related to running online gambling and fraud operations.

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She amassed a number of supporters on social media, would go on to contact 23 different organisations in the UK, Poland, and Portugal, including police and Interpol, missing persons charities and the Find Madeleine website.

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Staff had recognised his mugshot and distinctive tattoos from an Interpol wanted notice - but he claimed to be an Irish-born orphan called Arthur Knight, who had never been to America.

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He said Miss Wandelt had contacted 23 different organisations including in the UK, Poland, and Portugal including police and Interpol, missing persons charities and the Find Madeleine website.

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