ENN: First 2 Fugitives from Interpol's Most Wanted Envornmental List Nabbed

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http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/48148

From: Tex Dworkin, Care2, More from this Affiliate
Published January 5, 2015 01:54 PM

Have you heard? Interpol, the world’s largest police organization, recently launched a Most Wanted List of environmental fugitives. Already, two suspected bad guys have been caught.

The groundbreaking public appeal is the first time ever that Interpol is asking the public to assist in the capture of environmental crime fugitives, and comes from Interpol’s new Operation Infra Terra.

Launched in October 2014, Infra (which stands for “International Fugitive Round Up and Arrest”) Terra focuses on 139 fugitives altogether wanted by 36 member countries for crimes including illegal fishing, wildlife trafficking, trade and disposal of waste, logging and trading in illicit ivory.

Of the top nine suspects on Interpol’s list of “environmental criminals,” suspected organized crime boss and elephant ivory smuggling ‘kingpin’ Feisal Mohamed Ali was arrested in Tanzania following publication of the list.

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