InterPol

Authorities tracked down Marc Feren Claude Biart in the Dominican Republic after he posted videos that hid his face but not his tattoos. Biart is allegedly a member of the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate.

Meng Hongwei, the global police agency's first Chinese president, disappeared in 2018 only to turn up in custody in China. Meng pleaded guilty last year to accepting more than $2 million in bribes.

The notification is a request to law enforcement to locate and hold the former head of Nissan, who jumped bail in Japan, where he faces financial misconduct charges.

In a joint operation organized by the World Customs Organization and Interpol, thousands of protected animals, plants and wildlife products were seized in more than 100 countries.

First he vanished after sending his wife a knife emoji. Then Chinese officials announced Meng Hongwei had been detained on bribery charges. Now, state-run media says he's admitted guilt.

The U.S.-based Free Russia Foundation accuses Russia of "infiltrating the fabric of democracy," using international law and accounting firms, think tanks and institutions.

Meng Hongwei's case drew international headlines last fall after one of the world's top law enforcement officials suddenly lost contact with his family during a trip from France to China.

Meng Hongwei's wife told journalists in Lyon — where Interpol is based — that she had received a troubling text message from her husband's phone: a knife emoji. China says he's under investigation.

The family of Interpol's Meng Hongwei hasn't heard from him since he left France to visit his native China last week. The South China Morning Post reports he was "taken away" by authorities.

The 32-year-old playboy is on the lam over the hit-and-run death of a Thai policeman in 2012. Now Interpol has issued a "red notice" for his arrest and extradition, according to The Associated Press.