Online Reporter
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
LAW enforcement and financial crime experts in Africa, including Zimbabwe, are attending a workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at promoting and implementing the International Criminal Police Organisation’s (Interpol) Silver Notice and Diffusion for disrupting criminal finances in Africa.
According to Interpol, organised crime in Africa, as in other regions, thrives on illicit financial flows and the laundered proceeds of crimes such as scams, illegal logging, terrorism and corruption.
These crimes are increasingly supported by complex financial structures that span borders.
Launched in January, the Interpol Silver Notice allows participating countries to request information related to criminal assets – such as real estate, cars, financial accounts or businesses – with links to individuals suspected or charged of offences including fraud, drug trafficking and migrant smuggling.
The mechanism supports cross-border intelligence exchange and can lay the groundwork for subsequent requests for asset seizure or confiscation under national legal frameworks.
Peter Tanyanyiwa