New tool provides the police with new options

Norway has reinforced its international policing capability by giving its national law enforcement entities instant, automated access to INTERPOL’s global databases. 

With one click, Norway’s police queries can now simultaneously search Norway’s own national wanted persons database (ELYS II) and INTERPOL’s global databases on wanted persons, vehicles and stolen and lost travel documents (SLTD).

“Time is crucial in crime prevention and detection. This new tool will make the Norwegian police service, and its international partners, able to produce better results more rapidly. The automatic link to INTERPOL’s databases emphasizes the high priority the Norwegian government places on international police co-operation in general, and on the INTERPOL system in particular,” says Knut Storberget, the Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police.

Further reading: Press release from INTERPOL