What is the difference between a Blue Notice and a Red Notice?

A Red Notice requests the location and provisional arrest of a wanted person pending extradition. A Blue Notice requests information about a person — it does not ask for their arrest. In practice, a Blue Notice may be issued first as an investigative step, with a Red Notice following once sufficient evidence is gathered. Both can be challenged through Interpol’s Commission for the Control of Files (CCF).

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