{"id":61408,"date":"2025-08-31T17:49:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T12:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=61408"},"modified":"2025-09-02T13:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T08:22:09","slug":"purple-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/purple-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"Purple Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Purple Notice Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Enforcement Directorate has secured an Interpol Purple Notice on trade-based money laundering modus operandi.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Purple Notice<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of <\/span><b>eight types published by the Interpol organization.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Purpose: It <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provides member countries with <\/span><b>information on modus operandi, objects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, devices and concealment <\/span><b>methods used by criminals.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike notices that target specific individuals (such as Red Notices), Purple Notices focus on practices and tools that pose a threat to public safety.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Other notices of Interpol:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Red, yellow, blue, Black, green, Orange, Silver Notice (pilot phase)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Interpol<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) was founded in 1923<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Members:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Interpol is an international police organisation made up of <\/span><b>196 member countries.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>does not work under the UN.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has enjoyed a special role \u2013 that of Permanent Observer at the United Nations \u2013 since 1996.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lyon, France.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Functions of Interpol<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>not a police force i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n the traditional sense\u2014its agents are not able to arrest criminals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is more of an information-sharing network, providing a way for national police forces to co-operate effectively and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tackle international crime ranging from human trafficking and terrorism to money laundering and illegal art dealing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharing of <\/span><b>information is done by issuing colour-coded notices i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n four languages \u2013 English, Spanish, French, and Arabic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The organization o<\/span><b>perates centralized criminal databases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that contain fingerprint records, DNA samples and stolen documents.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/ed-secures-first-interpol-purple-notice\/articleshow\/123592590.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TOI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interpol\u2019s Purple Notice shares details on criminals\u2019 modus operandi, objects, devices, and concealment methods to aid member countries in 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