Stopping criminals in their tracks - Operation Neptune IV
Channel: INTERPOL
Date: 2022-12-06

Watch as officials at seaports and airports in eight countries – Algeria, Cyprus, France, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Spain and Tunisia – carry out more than 2.6 million checks across INTERPOL’s databases for stolen and lost travel documents, nominal data and stolen vehicles via its I-24/7 secure global police communications network.

These border checks generated 140 hits, resulting in the arrest of two terrorist suspects wanted internationally under Red Notices, and 14 additional arrests following seizures worth USD 3.6 million, including: 

- 33 kg of cocaine
- some 39,400 ecstasy pills 
- 133 kg of cannabis
- 10 stolen cars
- 10 firearms

Another eight investigative leads linked to terrorism were generated during Operation Neptune IV (1 July – 3 September) which targeted terrorist suspects and other criminals involved in serious organized crime travelling via maritime routes between North Africa and Southern Europe.
The intelligence-led operation was supported by an INTERPOL team on the ground, and also targeted criminal networks involved in the drugs trade, firearms trafficking, human trafficking and people smuggling.