IWeTS Form (development in progress)

Alerts and Orange Notices

Putting critical information at the fingertips of key law enforcement

INTERPOL has two major initiatives relating to conventional weapons (firearms and explosives): the Orange Notice and the INTERPOL Weapons Electronic Tracing System (IWeTS).

The Orange Notice provides a warning about weapons when there is reason to believe that it will help law enforcement and security officials identify a threat they might not normally detect. This generally involves firearms, especially small arms, which are designed to disguise their threat potential.

The Orange notice also covers parcel bombs and information about radiological, chemical and biological threats. It relates to objects, not individuals who could present threats. Orange Notices are available to law enforcement and in most cases, security officials at approved international organizations.  Over 39 Orange Notices have been issued by INTERPOL through I-24/7.

The first goal is to make it easier for law enforcement officers in all member countries to trace firearms which have moved internationally. The second goal is to increase the population of INTERPOL’s databases with firearm trace recovery data from NCBs which will expand the organization’s ability to support weapons trafficking investigations. Additionally, INTERPOL plans to add features to I-24/7 which will enhance law enforcement officers’ capacity to initiate successful firearm trace requests.