Purple Notice:
The Enforcement Directorate has secured an Interpol Purple Notice on trade-based money laundering modus operandi.
- Purple Notice is one of eight types published by the Interpol
- It provides member countries with information on modus operandi, objects, devices and concealment methods used by criminals.
- Unlike notices that target specific individuals (such as Red Notices), Purple Notices focus on practices and tools that pose a threat to public safety.
- Other notices of Interpol: Red, yellow, blue, Black, green, Orange, Silver Notice (pilot phase)
Interpol:
- The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) was founded in 1923
- Members: Interpol is an international police organisation made up of 196 member countries.
- It does not work under the UN.It has enjoyed a special role – that of Permanent Observer at the United Nations – since 1996.
- Headquarter: Lyon, France.
- Functions of Interpol
- It is not a police force in the traditional sense—its agents are not able to arrest criminals.
- It is more of an information-sharing network, providing a way for national police forces to co-operate effectively and
- Tackle international crime ranging from human trafficking and terrorism to money laundering and illegal art dealing.
- Sharing of information is done by issuing colour-coded notices in four languages – English, Spanish, French, and Arabic.
- The organization operates centralized criminal databases that contain fingerprint records, DNA samples and stolen documents.
