Interpol Silver Notice

What is an Interpol Silver Notice?

The Interpol Silver Notice is one of Interpol’s newest notice types, introduced on a pilot basis in 2022 and formally adopted following successful trials in 2024. Unlike a Red Notice — which targets a person — a Silver Notice targets assets: property, bank accounts, vehicles, businesses, and other valuables suspected of being proceeds of crime.

A Silver Notice enables member states to share intelligence about suspected criminal assets across Interpol’s network of 196 countries. When issued, it:

• Alerts financial institutions and law enforcement worldwide to assets linked to named individuals
• Facilitates cross-border cooperation on asset tracing and recovery
• Can form the basis for international freezing orders and forfeiture proceedings
• Significantly harms the reputation of the individual named, even before any criminal conviction

Silver Notices are typically issued alongside Red Notices or as part of large-scale international financial investigations. Common requesting states include the USA (OFAC-linked cases), EU member states, and post-Soviet countries pursuing former business elites.

Grounds for Challenging an Interpol Silver Notice

Interpol’s rules apply equally to Silver Notices. The CCF can order correction or deletion of a Silver Notice on the following grounds:

• Political motivation — Article 3 of Interpol’s Constitution prohibits notices that serve political, racial, military or religious purposes
• Lack of proportionality — The alleged offence does not justify international dissemination of sensitive financial data
• Inaccurate data — The assets described are not linked to the named individual or the stated criminal conduct
• Due process violations — The underlying prosecution was conducted without fair trial guarantees
• Human rights grounds — The notice breaches the subject’s right to privacy or property under international human rights law

Our lawyers begin by filing an Access Request with the CCF to obtain the full text of the Silver Notice and the requesting state’s justification. We then build a targeted legal challenge addressing the specific grounds for deletion or correction.

Practical Steps If You Are Subject to a Silver Notice

If you believe a Silver Notice has been issued against you or your assets, act immediately:

1. Do not move assets without legal advice — transfers that look like evasion can create additional legal exposure
2. Instruct a lawyer to file a CCF Access Request — you have the right to know what Interpol holds about you
3. Notify your banks and financial advisors — forewarned institutions can prepare appropriate responses
4. Assess extradition risk — a Silver Notice often accompanies or precedes a Red Notice; both must be challenged together
5. Seek interim measures — our team can apply to the CCF for urgent provisional action to limit dissemination while the main challenge proceeds

Contact Intercollegium at +357 96 447475 for a confidential assessment of your Silver Notice exposure and a clear legal strategy to protect your assets and reputation.