CBI Notice Types

A Series (Red) Notice: Wanted Notice

The 'A' series notices also known as 'Wanted notices' are published in respect of
offenders wanted at international level. This type of notice invariably ask that the
subject may be arrested, at least in certain countries, with a view to subsequent
extradition to the country where he is wanted.

B Series (Blue) Notice: Enquiry Notice

The 'B' series notices are also called 'enquiry notices' and may be issued in order
to have someone's identity verified; to obtain particulars of a person's criminal
record; to locate someone who is missing or is an identified or unidentified
international criminal or is wanted for a violation of ordinary criminal law and
whose extradition may be requested.

If it is considered necessary to make a request for publication of a 'B' series (blue)

notice against any person for any of the reasons mentioned above, the
requesting authorities should furnish the detailed information mentioned in para 6
above. If the notice is required to be published in respect of a missing person, the
detailed account of disappearance of that person should also be mentioned. Once
the notice is considered to be no longer valid, Interpol Wing, CBI should be notified
for issue of a cancellation notice.

C Series (Green) Notice: Warning Notice

The purpose of 'C' series notices also called as 'Warning notices' is to give law
enforcement agencies in member countries information about persons who have
committed or are likely to commit offences affecting several countries and who
might be on their territory.

For Interpol purposes, an international criminal is someone who is known in his country
as a habitual offender and operating in different countries or who is known in at least two
other countries. A request of publication of a 'C' series notice should be made only
about important international criminals and not about every criminal who fits the
above definition. The degree of gravity of the convictions and the nature of the offences
committed should be assessed. It should also be considered whether the criminal is or
may be a member of a gang of international criminals Green notices are not cancelled
except in special circumstances or when the person concerned dies.

D Series (Black) Notice:

The purpose of 'D' series notices is to circulate information about unidentified dead
bodies or deceased persons who were probably using false identities.

If the deceased person is identified or if the identification is no longer necessary,

cancellation of the notice should be requested.

E Series (Stolen Property) Notice:

These notices are published with a view to circulate information about stolen property or
about objects found in circumstances which suggest that these may have been acquired
illegally. Such objects may include cultural property i.e. idols, antiquities, paintings, etc.

Publication of an 'E' series notice should only be requested if the stolen property has
considerable cultural and /or commercial value and it can be satisfactorily identified from
a description or photograph or because it bears identification numbers or markings. The
request must contain maximum of the following information

Modus Operandi (MO) Sheets:

The purpose of modus operandi notices is to notify the NCBs and through them, their
police forces and law enforcement agencies, of certain modus operandi, procedures and
hiding places used by criminals and to centralize information at the General Secretariat
about similar methods used in different parts of the world and then circulate this
information to the NCBs.

The police departments and other law enforcement agencies should inform the Interpol
Wing of any interesting methods used by criminals that come to their notice during their
investigations. The modus operandi should be completely described and photographs
should be sent, if they are useful.

Orange Notice:

A copy of each notice prototype is available at Interpol Global Communications System

24/7 installed at Interpol Wing, CBI.

UN Security Council Interpol Special Notice:

Issued for groups and individuals who are the targets of UN sanctions against Al
Qaeda and the Taliban.

Notice type

Details

To seek the location and arrest of a person wanted by a judicial jurisdiction or an international tribunal with a
Red Notice

view
to his/her extradition.

Blue Notice

To locate, identify or obtain information on a person of interest in a criminal investigation.

Green Notice

To warn about a persons criminal activities if that person is considered to be a possible threat to public safety

Yellow Notice

To locate a missing person or to identify a person unable to identify himself/herself.

Black Notice

To seek information on unidentified bodies.

Orange Notice

Purple Notice

To warn of an event, a person, an object or a process representing an imminent threat and danger to persons
or property.

To provide information on modi operandi, procedures, objects, devices or hiding places used by criminals.

Interpol-United Nations

Security Council Special

To inform Interpols members that an individual or an entity is subject to UN sanctions.

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Interpol Notice Type