Organized Crime Agency of British Columbia
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The Organized Crime Agency of British Columbia (OCABC) is a Designated Policing and Law Enforcement Unit under the Police Act (B.C.) established on March 11, 1999. Similar to the structure and authority of municipal police departments in British Columbia, OCABC is an independent policing agency. The specific mandate of the OCABC is to facilitate the disruption and suppression of organized crime.
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Organized Crime Agency of British Columbia | |
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Abbreviation | OCABC |
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Formed | March 11, 1999 |
Superseding agency | Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit - British Columbia |
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Operations jurisdiction | British Columbia, Canada |
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http://www.ocabc.org/ |
The OCABC was created in direct response to the recommendations of the report of the Organized Crime Independent Review Committee, chaired by Stephen Owen ("The Owen Report", September 15, 1998). The agency was incorporated as a society in March 1999 under the BC Police Act to replace its forerunner, the Coordinated Law Enforcement Unit (CLEU). The Owen Report found CLEU to be "… not sufficiently equipped, mandated or able to cope with the growing sophistication and diversity of organized crime". The OCABC became fully operational in February 2000, similar in structure and authority to other municipal police departments in British Columbia. As a designated police agency in the province of British Columbia, the OCAB has its own contingent of sworn law enforcement officers and civilian personnel, and is responsible for:
"Providing designated Policing and designated Law Enforcement to reduce and eliminate organized crime and other significant criminal activity in British Columbia." The OCABC derives its powers from sections 4.1 (2) (c) and 18.1 (d) of the Police Act.