Interpol secretary-general Jürgen Stock said he intends to bring criminal activity in the metaverse under control, according to BBC.
He said there are difficulties in defining offences in virtual worlds, and criminals are adapting to new technological tools, Stock stressed.
In October 2022 Interpol launched its own metaverse, designed specifically to aid law enforcement worldwide. At the time, the organisation noted a rise in crime alongside the growing number of users in virtual worlds.
Among the potential threats cited by Interpol were data theft, money laundering, financial fraud, counterfeiting, extortion, phishing, sexual harassment and stalking.
Earlier in October 2022, Stock announced the creation within the organisation of a unit to combat crimes related to digital assets.
In November 2020, it emerged that Interpol disrupted the activities of criminals from Nigeria who had attacked 500,000 companies worldwide.