Formed 1991 Website www.douane.gouv.fr | ||
Ministers responsible Michel Sapin, Minister of Finances and Public AccountsFleur Pellerin, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, the Promotion of Tourism and French Nationals Abroad |
The Direction Nationale du Renseignement et des Enquêtes Douanières (DNRED) (English:National Directorate of the Intelligence and Customs Investigations) is a French intelligence agency that has the task to carry out investigations on smuggling, counterfeit money, and any customs fraud, for the Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects. In 2009, the DNRED created a new unit, called "Cyberdouane", which role is to fight against cyber trafficking, such as illegal online gambling, money-laundering with online Casinos, the sale of illegal products online (drugs, counterfeit products, weapons,...).
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Direction Nationale du Renseignement et des Enquêtes Douanières Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA