The National Organised Crime Group, the original name was Organised and Financial Crime Agency of New Zealand (OFCANZ), which was renamed and merged into the
New Zealand Police in April 2017. The group'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
Sir John Phillip Key (born 9 August 1961) is a New Zealand retired politician who served as the 38th prime minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016 and as leader of the National Party from 2006 to 2016.
Following his father's death when ...
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.
See also
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New Zealand Police
References
External links
OFCANZ Homepage
Government agencies of New Zealand
New Zealand Police
Specialist law enforcement agencies of New Zealand
2008 establishments in New Zealand
Government agencies established in 2008
Government finances in New Zealand
Organised crime in New Zealand
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