WHAT IS AN INTERPOL RED NOTICE?
According to Interpol, red notices are issued for fugitives wanted either for prosecution or to serve a sentence.
It is a request to law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person, pending extradition, surrender or similar legal action.
Red notices are published by Interpol at the request of a member country and must comply with Interpol’s constitution and rules. A red notice is not an international arrest warrant, said Interpol.
Each member country decides what legal value it gives to a red notice and the authority of law enforcement officers to make the arrests.
There are currently about 69,000 valid red notices, of which around 7,500 are public, according to Interpol data.