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There is no official worldwide list of most wanted fugitives.

Interpol publishes a list of " red notices " identifying and describing fugitive persons who are wanted by a national jurisdiction and are being sought internationally for capture and extradition.

This is, however, an inclusive list rather than a " most wanted " list.

In 2008, Forbes magazine published an informal list of the World's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, assembled after consulting with law enforcement agencies around the world.

Candidates for the Forbes list were fugitives thought to be dangerous who had " a long history of committing serious crimes ", who had been indicted or charged with a crime in a national jurisdiction or by an international tribunal, and who were involved with a type of criminal activity " with which legal institutions in diverse jurisdictions are grappling ".

The Forbes list has been updated and republished in subsequent years.