Interpol Red Notice Lawyer in Spain

You can be on the Interpol list and not know it until you are stopped at a border.

A Red Notice is not a conviction, and it is not a Spanish arrest warrant, but it can cost you your freedom at any airport in the world.

If you believe a country has flagged you to Interpol, do not test it by travelling: get in touch now.

WhatsApp +34 633 933 547

I am Miriam Rosales,

After years working within the European Union, I know first hand how countries coordinate to trace and arrest someone: European Arrest Warrants, extraditions and, behind almost all of them, an Interpol alert.

As a member of Fair Trials (LEAP), the international network of legal experts for the right to a fair trial, and of the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA), I see how often Red Notices are used abusively and out of all proportion.

My work runs on two fronts: finding out exactly what is on file against you, and taking it apart before it costs you your freedom. Whatever your situation:

  • — You think you are wanted and want to know whether a Red Notice or a diffusion exists against you before you travel or cross a border.
  • — You have been stopped at an airport, port or border because of an Interpol alert.
  • — You want to apply to have your Red Notice deleted.
  • — The alert comes from a country pursuing you for political, religious or other reasons Interpol is barred from supporting.
  • — Your case is over, but you do not know whether the alert is still live.
  • — A bank has frozen or closed your account, or a visa has been refused, and you suspect an Interpol alert is behind it.
  • — The Red Notice has already led to an arrest or extradition proceedings and you need urgent defence.
Contact me

I defend you before, during and after Interpol acts.

01

Finding out whether you are on the Interpol list

  • —Red Notices are rarely public: only a small fraction ever appears on the Interpol website.
  • —I file an access request with the CCF, the Commission for the Control of Interpol's Files, to find out whether your data is held in its databases.
  • —With that answer we set the strategy: a Red Notice is not the same as a diffusion, and one requesting country is not the same as another.
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Getting the Red Notice deleted before the CCF

  • —Interpol cannot be used for political, military, religious or racial persecution: its own Constitution forbids it.
  • —I prepare the deletion request before the CCF arguing everything that works in your favour: political motivation, breaches of fundamental rights, facts that are time-barred or already tried, or data that fails Interpol's own requirements.
  • —If the CCF deletes the alert, you are no longer flagged across its 196 member countries.
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Defending you if you are arrested

  • —Once the alert has been acted on, a Red Notice can turn into an arrest followed by extradition proceedings or a European Arrest Warrant.
  • —I defend you from the first hearing at the Audiencia Nacional, wherever in Spain you are, with one clear aim: to stop your surrender.

You can see how I handle those cases on my page on extradition and the European Arrest Warrant →

If you would like me to act as your solicitor, please follow these steps:

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    Contact me by phone, WhatsApp or email.

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    I will assess your case, address any urgent questions and provide a detailed quotation.

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    If you choose to instruct me, we will begin preparing your defence immediately.

How would you like to get in touch?

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Frequently asked questions

It is not an international arrest warrant as such, even though in practice it works almost like one. It is a request one country makes to all the others to locate and provisionally arrest someone with a view to extradition. Each country decides how much weight to give it. And its effects reach well beyond airports: frozen bank accounts, refused visas, residence permits left hanging. What I will tell you is this: travelling with a live Red Notice is a gamble at every border check and every move you make.

No. Interpol arrests no one: it has no officers with the power to detain. What it does is circulate your alert among the police forces of its 196 member countries, and each country decides whether to act. That is why the real risk sits at airports, border crossings and any document check.

Only a tiny fraction of Red Notices is published on the Interpol website. Most are not public. The only reliable route is to file an access request with the CCF, the Commission for the Control of Interpol's Files, the independent body that reviews its databases. I prepare and file that request for you.

Yes. The CCF can order deletion where the Red Notice breaches Interpol's rules: political persecution, breaches of fundamental rights, facts that are time-barred or already tried, or data that fails its requirements. It is neither automatic nor quick, but it can be done.

There is no fixed deadline. Access to the information can come through in a matter of weeks, though we are generally talking months. As a rough guide, around 4 months for access requests and around 9 months for deletion requests, and they can run longer. That is why it pays to start early, especially if you need to travel.

You can. But every border is a gamble: many people discover their alert when they are stopped or arrested at an airport. If you suspect you have been flagged, the first step is to find out and weigh the risk country by country. Until then, my advice is caution.

No. Winning the extradition does not cancel the Red Notice: deletion has to be requested separately before the Commission for the Control of Interpol's Files (CCF). If you do not, you remain exposed to arrest at any border.

Each case is different, so the final fee depends on its complexity and the stage or stages of the proceedings in which you require my services. You will always know my fees in advance, no surprises. This way, you only pay for the work you truly need, as the process moves forward.

No. Although my office is based on the Costa del Sol, I work throughout Spain and collaborate on international cases alongside lawyers from other countries.

Yes. You can do so at any time. I handle all communication with your current lawyer to ensure the transition is smooth and hassle-free.

Guides that can help you

From the blog: clear answers, without legal jargon, to the questions I get asked most.

Interpol Red Notice: What It Is and How to Remove It →

Other practice areas

Many cases involve more than one offence. I also defend you in:

Extradition & EAW → Drug trafficking → Organised crime → Money laundering → EncroChat & SkyECC → Prison law →

Where I work

If your case is not in Málaga, I work across Andalusia and the rest of Spain:

Málaga → Marbella → Algeciras → Cádiz → Huelva → Fuengirola → Torremolinos → Benalmádena → Estepona →