New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- In an attempt to stay ahead in the dynamic criminal landscape, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has successfully published its first-ever Purple Notice through INTERPOL.

During its investigation into a case, ED's investigating team unearthed a unique modus operandi of the nature of trade-based money laundering, about which it alerted its counterpart global law enforcement agencies across INTERPOL's 196 member countries through this notice.

The Purple Notice is one of eight types published by Interpol, providing member countries with "information on modus operandi, objects, devices and concealment methods used by criminals."The publishing of the Purple Notice on August 21 signifies the ED's attempt at generating aw...