A file photo taken at the Interpol headquartersReuters
Laptops feared to be containing high-profile sensitive information about Nigerian drug cartels, international criminals from Russia, Ukraine and China are out in the open after they were stolen from the Interpol offices in Pretoria, South Africa.
The police have confirmed the theft at the international policing agency's offices but the extent of the jeopardy is still unclear.
"We have registered a case of robbery. Several items were taken, including laptops, cameras, and tablets. Police became aware of the incident on Sunday and did not say if anybody else was in the building at the time, or if there were injuries," said a police spokesperson.
No arrests have been made so far amid the risk of sensitive data landing up in the wrong hands.
The authorities are tight-lipped about the particulars that were in the stolen equipment and refused to answer specifics while the investigation is on.
The officials are probing the motive of the attack and the kind of details that were present in the electronic gadgets.
"There were other valuable items, including ammunition, which was left behind. In one of the offices, which was burgled twice, the thieves took a laptop and a tablet, but left another tablet and two R5 rifle magazines behind," an investigating source told the daily Times.
The burglars are thought to have been equipped with access cards and key codes to gain access into the buildings.
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