Yet according to Interpol, the option, which has been available since 2002, is significantly underused.
Interpol issued a high alert for Assange on Wednesday at the request of Sweden.
Two forensic experts from Interpol, the France-based international police agency, have also been helping the investigation.
But is boycotting an Interpol conference the best way to combat the global scourge of drugs?
Separately Thursday, Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble urged greater international collaboration to deal with match-fixing.
Representatives of UNIDROIT, Interpol, Italian Carabinieri Unit for Protection of Cultural Heritage (TPC) and UNESCO.
Selebi, an ex-Interpol president, was supposed to report to serve his 15-year sentence within 48 hours.
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Interpol says that South-East Asian heroin, processed in Turkey, supplies four-fifths of Europe's market.
The former Interpol boss began his 15-year jail term on December 5th after losing his appeal.
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Interpol estimates that half of South African women will be raped in their lifetime.
Kazakh authorities said they were wanted for questioning and threatened to alert Interpol, according to an internal AES e-mail.
Interpol names the US, UK and UAE as the three most active countries when it comes to screening passports.
Mr Tan is said to be the central figure in a match-fixing organisation under investigation by Interpol.
Mr Sapstead told the BBC he was "shocked" at his arrest by Interpol in Essex in 2004.
The money will go towards creating a new programme to improve Interpol's fight against the counterfeit industry.
Taha Baara added that the preliminary charge, as presented to Interpol, was the forging of official documents.
The announcements were made at the conclusion of Interpol's general assembly on the Greek island of Rhodes.
Interpol also will run pilot projects, experimenting with new strategies to find ways to be more effective.
Suffolk Police worked with Interpol, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Thai authorities during the investigation.
It generated a lot of interest in security circles, up to and including presentation overseas for Interpol.
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An Interpol warrant for his arrest remains in effect for 188 countries, the Associated Press news agency reports.
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International police organisation Interpol has issued a worldwide alert for the arrest of fugitive Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi.
That prompted Interpol, the global police agency, to alert authorities in 190 countries.
Interpol, the international police organisation, believes that Mr Sulic is linked to a match-fixing group controlled by Dan Tan.
Interpol, the global police organization, is sponsoring a conference on illegal drugs in Yangon from February 23 to 26.
If the agenda is weak, surely Washington and its allies could have pushed Interpol into addressing their specific concerns.
Interpol is now interviewing Mr Cavallo to decide just who he really is.
Ntaganda, who was born in Rwanda, is on Interpol's Wanted Persons list.
Troopers worked with the FBI and Interpol for several months to track down 35-year-old Timothy Noah Kaufman, state police Capt.
As part of the efforts, Interpol also announced the creation of an app and website called The Interpol Global Register.
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