Interpol

[Lost in studies]

I was wondering if anyone on the forum has or does work for Interpol and if they had any info on how it is to work for them.

Thanks

[Sleuth]

Very few officers work directly for Interpol. Each member nation has a single agency for point of contact - in the US, it was the Secret Service. I have responded to Interpol inquiries, but I did not "work" for them. I also had some quires forwarded via Interpol to nations where my agency did not have a rep. This was faster than going through the "legal attache" (always an FBI agent) at our embassy.

[Cockney Corner]

In the UK, the contact agency is NCIS (National Criminal Intelligence Service).
It's a useful way to exchange information about individuals who are wanted
(so called "Red Notices"), missing persons, stolen property and so on. As Sleuth suggests, it's not an International Police force - national/local forces will do all the legwork. The one draw-back is that like the UN, almost everyone in the world is a member - and not every Police force in the world can be trusted with sensitive intelligence.

[PeteBroccolo]

The RCMP is Canada's representative to INTERPOL. We have at least 1 member posted to INTERPOL HQ in Paris at all times. You could call INTERPOL more of a co-operative than anything else. I have never been posted to INTERPOL, either in Paris or in the RCMP HQ bureau in Ottawa.