English_UK Candidate for INTERPOL Secretary General_Stephen Kavanagh - Flipbook - Page 6
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Stephen Kavanagh for INTERPOL Secretary General 2024: Innovation, Impact, Integrity and Inclusivity
“
I am immensely proud of the
contribution I have made across
my career to the safety and
security of communities around
the world—but much more
needs to be done.”
Europe leading directly to the arrests
of two known terrorists, as well as
seizures of illicit goods worth $3.6
million. In Operation TURQUESA, I
was honoured that our work led to
the disruption of human trafficking in
Latin America, which resulted in over
250 arrests of wanted individuals in 32
countries. Due to direct and repeated
commitment to tackle fugitives via the
‘EL PAcCTO’ operation, my team of
regional investigators worked hand-inglove with national law enforcement
from eight Latin American countries,
and located and arrested thirteen of
the region’s most wanted fugitives.
In order to successfully scale up
efforts to target the money laundering
and financial crimes that underpin
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global organised crime networks, I
was responsible for the creation of
INTERPOL’s Financial Crime and AntiCorruption Centre (IFCACC). Working
with member countries, such as India
and the Republic of Korea, and partners
like the Financial Action Task Force and
national Financial Intelligence Units, I led
Operation HAECHI during which 975
fraud suspects around the world were
arrested and $130 million worth of assets
across thirty countries were seized.
I am immensely proud of the contribution
I have made across my career to the
safety and security of communities
around the world—but much more needs
to be done. To strengthen INTERPOL’s
central role in the global security
architecture for the next one hundred
years—and beyond—we must keep
collaborating, evolving and innovating
like never before. We need a confident,
connected, and credible INTERPOL that
breaks down global barriers. We need
to create a law enforcement ecosystem
that can better predict and respond
to new and persistent challenges.
We need a system underpinned with
what I call the ‘Four Is”: innovation,
impact, integrity and inclusivity.