International fugitives

Increasingly, crime in other countries has an impact on the UK. Although Crimestoppers has no formal mandate to act outside of this country, the charity does work on projects that can help to reduce crime in the UK.

Operation Captura
For many years, Spain has been an appealing sunny hideaway for British criminals escaping justice. But this all changed in 2004 when European Arrest Warrants came into effect, making it easier to bring British criminals back into the UK's criminal justice system. Under Operation Captura, led by Crimestoppers and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), we appeal for information on criminals involved in serious organised criminality, who are believed to be on the run in Spain. Featuring them on our Most Wanted, the appeals range from individuals wanted for murder to major drug trafficking offences.

View the remaining Operation Captura Most Wanted appeals.

Read more about Operation Captura, including arrests to date and links to press releases.

Operation Infra
In June 2009, Crimestoppers partnered with Crime Stoppers International (CSI), in the first ever worldwide hunt for fugitives. The International Fugutive Round Up and Arrest (INFRA) operation is an initiative to help capture dangerous fugitives who have left their country of origin and are believed to be residing abroad. Working in partnership with the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), Crimestoppers UK appealed for information on 19 fugitives believed to be in the UK from several different countries including Poland, Georgia, Albania and Hungary.

Read more about Operation Infra, including arrests to date and links to press releases.

View the Operation Infra Most Wanted.

Operation Return
Following the success of the Spanish fugitive campaign, Operation Captura, Crimestoppers is now appealing to the public to help identify six UK criminals known to be on the run in the Netherlands. Operation Return is a multi-agency campaign involving the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), Crimestoppers UK, Meld Misdaad Anoniem/'M' (Dutch Crimestoppers) and Netherlands law enforcement. The list includes some of the UK's most dangerous criminals wanted for crimes relating to drugs smuggling, the illegal sale of firearms, robbery, violence and rape.

Read the Operation Return press release.

View the Operation Return Most Wanted.