Angelika Hellweger of Rahman Ravelli explains the agency's
use of its pilot scheme for
asset tracing.
Interpol has made the first ever use of its Silver Notice scheme
for employing international cooperation to trace and recover the
proceeds of crime.
The agency has said a Silver Notice was issued this month at the
request of Italy's financial police, which is seeking
information about assets belonging to a senior organised crime
figure.
The Silver Notice pilot programme currently covers 52 countries,
including the UK. It allows participating countries to seek
information about assets linked to a person's criminal
activities. The programme is designed to help investigating
agencies locate and obtain information about assets such as bank
accounts, property, vehicles and businesses, which can then be used
to request seizures or confiscations.
