Britain's 'FBI' launched.BRITAIN'S new FBI-style crime squad will shift the balance of power against crime lords, Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair will declare today as he marks its formal launch. The Serious Organised Crime Agency The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is a policing agency in the United Kingdom that acts against organised crime, including the illegal drugs trade, money laundering, and people smuggling. (Soca) will focus on drugs gangs, human trafficking, major fraud and counterfeiting with a 4,000-plus staff including former intelligence agents. The Prime Minister will be joined by Home Secretary Charles Clarke at Downing Street this morning where they will hear about progress the new non-police body has already made. Bringing together experts from the police, customs and immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. staff, it has already been able to draw up a "most wanted" list of 1,600 organisations. While it officially goes "live" today, Soca has been operating as a shadow body for a year. Mr Blair will say that the law has been too weak in recent times and now the balance will shift back towards victims. "There is a liberty at question: the liberty of the victim which we will now do more to protect." MI5 and MI6 have provided some of the staff for Soca, which is chaired by former MI5 chief Sir Stephen Lander. The agency will have 4,200 staff and a budget of pounds 400m. |
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