Member Country Activity

Subscribe to Member Country Activity via RSS

Our last post discussed a recent case in Nepal in which former prime minister Sher Bahadur, along with his wife, former foreign minister Arzu Rana Deuba, have been under investigation in an alleged money laundering scheme. Today we will address the potential methods countries use to extradite individuals after failure to obtain a…

Miami, Florida, U.S.A. – Estlund Law has successfully obtained the removal of two Red Notices requested against our clients by the People’s Republic of China.

The clients’ Red Notices were issued in 2017 after the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s government accused them of pyramid selling activities. One client was accused of organizing a pyramid…

Today’s post serves to show how INTERPOL notices can be re-issued, utilizing a recent case to highlight the implications in a real-life scenario. 

What are Red Notices?

Red Notices are requests to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action. Red Notices are based on an…

INTERPOL recently reported  an agreement between the organization and French authorities to expand INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France to accommodate its growing workforce, which has increased from 350 staff in 1989 to over 1,000. 

The expanded headquarters, expected to be completed by 2031, will have capacity for up to 1,500 officials. In addition…

In our last post, we announced the good news that we received earlier this month: Estlund Law successfully applied for the deletion of Russian-requested Red Notices for our clients. That post is here.

Some details of the case are provided below. This information illuminates the manner in which law-abiding individuals can become ensnared in…

In our last post, we discussed the issue of former Red Notice subjects facing difficulty upon entry to the United States, even though their Red Notices had been removed or their criminal case has been resolved. Today’s focus is on whether to apply for one and when to do so.

How do I know if …

(updated on 1/16/2026)

Many Red Notice subjects are concerned about whether they may face issues when traveling, even after their Red Notices have been removed from INTERPOL databases, or after a criminal case has been resolved. In some instances, although they are permitted to enter a country after a Red Notice has been…

Today’s post will address political motivation requests from INTERPOL member countries, and the effect they have on individuals as well as the organization as a whole. 

As an example from last year, consider the case of Milorad Dodik. As reported by Reuters, INTERPOL has denied a Bosnian court’s request for a Red Notice for…

INTERPOL is soon to host its 93rd General Assembly (GA) from the 24th to the 27th of November in Marrakech, Morocco. 

Each year, a different member country welcomes representatives from all over the world to discuss and vote on varying global law enforcement issues. Often, before an assembly, the Red Notice Law Journal discusses the…