| Organised and Financial Crime Agency of New Zealand | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1 July 2008 |
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| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | New Zealand |
| Operations jurisdiction | New Zealand |
| Governing body | New Zealand Government |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Website | |
| http://www.ofcanz.govt.nz/ | |
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 agency has been recently renamed the National Organised Crime Group [1] (2018) however the objective remains as stated.
The Fifth Labour Government in 2007 announced the intention to create the agency, saying it would replace the Serious Fraud Office. [2] [3] 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). [4]
The agency led its first raid on 28 October 2009, serving search warrants on members of the Tribesmen Motorcycle Club in Northland. [5]
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