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The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Guam and the NMI is fighting back against organized crime with training for local and federal law enforcement agencies. On March 11, 2015, the Regional Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) coordinators from the Pacific Region provided training to law enforcement officers from Guam and Saipan, NMI.
The training, which was conducted by Thomas Colthurst, OCDETF Regional Director, Steve Jensen, OCDETF Regional Coordinator of Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI), and Deborah Wee, OCDETF Regional Coordinator of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), focused on topics such as ‘Money Laundering and Financial Analysis,’ ‘OCDETF Airport Security Initiative’ and ‘Searches and Seizure.’ Approximately 30 local and federal law enforcement officers attended the training.
The OCDETF Program, established in 1982, aims to disrupt and dismantle major drug trafficking organizations and money laundering organizations. Today, the OCDETF Program is the centerpiece of the United States Attorney General’s drug strategy to reduce the availability of drugs. The program involves a focused multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional task force investigating and prosecuting the most significant drug trafficking organizations throughout the United States.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Colthurst gave an Overview of Financial Investigations and Money Laundering Laws, while Steve Jensen presented on the topic of International Money Laundering. The training was held at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Guam.
The OCDETF Program involves federal agents and local law enforcement officers from various agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the FBI, the IRS, the U.S. Coast Guard Criminal Investigative Service (CGIS), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Marshal’s Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and local agencies such as the Guam Police Department (GPD), Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency (GCQA) and others.
U.S. Attorney Alicia A.G. Limtiaco announced the training, which was a key step in combating organized crime in Guam and the NMI. The training is a crucial aspect of the OCDETF Program’s efforts to reduce the availability of drugs and disrupt organized crime groups.
As the OCDETF Program continues to fight against organized crime, it is clear that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Guam and the NMI is committed to protecting its communities from the devastating effects of money laundering and drug trafficking.
For more information on the OCDETF Program and its efforts to combat organized crime, contact the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Guam and the NMI.
Key Facts
- State: Guam
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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