Formed 1 July 2008 Governing body New Zealand Government | National agency New Zealand | |
Preceding agency 1990 - 2008 preceded by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Legal personality Governmental: Government agency General nature Law enforcement
Civilian agency | ||
The Organised and Financial Crime Agency of New Zealand (OFCANZ), generally referred to as the Organised Crime Agency, is an agency hosted within the New Zealand Police. The agency's stated objective is to "disrupt and combat organised crime".
The Fifth Labour Government in 2007 announced the intention to create the agency, saying it would replace the Serious Fraud Office. OFCANZ was formed on 1 July 2008 (though in December 2008, the new National Prime Minister John Key said that the Serious Fraud Office would not be abolished).
The agency led its first raid on 28 October 2009, serving search warrants on members of the Tribesmen Motorcycle Club in Northland.
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Organised and Financial Crime Agency of New Zealand Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA