# INTERPOL reports 48 arrests in Operation Phoenix > A border operation across five Middle East and North Africa countries resulted in 48 arrests, including eight people sought under INTERPOL Red Notices. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/interpol-operation-phoenix-border-arrests-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Security - Published: 2026-10-06T08:59:00+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-07T05:57:57+03:00 - Source review period: 2026 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/interpol-operation-phoenix-border-arrests-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/interpol-operation-phoenix-border-arrests-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/interpol-operation-phoenix-border-arrests-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/interpol-operation-phoenix-border-arrests-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/interpol-operation-phoenix-border-arrests-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/interpol-operation-phoenix-border-arrests-2026.md) *The source does not state the event date; the period shown is the source review period.* INTERPOL reported on 16 September 2026 the results of Operation Phoenix, a three-week effort at border points in Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia. Authorities made 48 arrests; eight involved people sought under INTERPOL Red Notices and one under a Wanted Persons Diffusion. More than 700,000 checks were made against INTERPOL databases, producing 246 hits on people and travel documents. The agency said this was the first cross-border operation in the region in which female police officers had full operational responsibility. Authorities also seized a range of illicit goods. ## Data ### Security development Security event or institutional action reported by the source. Methodology: The event date and description summarise the action reported by the source; no additional measurement or forecast is made. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-09-16 | INTERPOL released Operation Phoenix results | The action across five countries lasted about three weeks and resulted in 48 arrests; the release does not give exact start and end dates. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/interpol-operation-phoenix-border-arrests-2026/data/security-event?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/interpol-operation-phoenix-border-arrests-2026/data/security-event?lang=en&format=csv) ### Measure reported by the source Key quantitative figure stated by the source. Methodology: The 48 arrests are the total reported in INTERPOL’s 16 September 2026 announcement. The period denotes the announcement date; the source does not specify the calendar dates of the three-week operation. | label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Arrests reported for the operation | 48 | count | 2026-09-16 | observed | exact | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/interpol-operation-phoenix-border-arrests-2026/data/security-figures?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/interpol-operation-phoenix-border-arrests-2026/data/security-figures?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [INTERPOL]() (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-09-16) ## Correction history - 2026-10-07T00:55:11+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article. - 2026-10-07T05:57:57+03:00: Data classification added: each figure now carries a measure identifier with its unit, geography, frequency and type. No figure, unit or date changed. --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)