NCJ Number
111475
Journal
Police Studies Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring 1988) Pages: 18-27
Date Published
1988
Length
10 pages
Annotation
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has a definite role to play in the suppression of corruption of public officials internationally.
Abstract
While most such cases handled by Interpol are at the national level and involve locating an offender who has left the country where the crime was committed, other corrupt acts have genuine international ramifications. These pertain to obtaining passports or other official documents by fraudulent means or drug trafficking with the help of corrupt staff in customs or in transport companies. Because of the possibility of enormous profits from drug trafficking, there has been a wide-scale involvement of diplomats and other government officials in the international drug trade. Examples of Interpol cases requiring international police cooperation and information exchange include cases of fraud, conspiracy, bribery, drug trafficking and diversion, and document forgery by American, Turkish, Italian, Greek, and Mexican nationals. Working procedures in such cases involve the use of international notices, extraterritorial inquiries, extradition, and information exchange through the Automatic Message Switching System.