Soca

Please follow the National Crime Agency (https://linkedin.com/company/national-crime-agency). The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) was replaced by the National Crime Agency on 7 October 2013. Follow the NCA for updates on the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime- LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/company/national-crime-agency)- Twitter (https://twitter.com/NCA_UK)- Facebook (https://facebook.com/NCA)- SOCA tackles serious organised crime that affects the UK and our citizens. This includes Class A drugs, people smuggling, human trafficking, major gun crime, fraud, computer crime and money laundering. Effective intelligence enables us to know where, when and how to strike to best effect. We investigate wherever we can, using traditional law enforcement methods - investigating and arresting criminals and working with prosecutors to put them behind bars. We also use other new and innovative tools and powers to make crime harder to commit. Serious organised criminals are committed to making money from their illicit activities and so recovering criminal assets is a priority for SOCA. SOCA officers can have the combined powers of police, customs and immigration officers. We also have a substantial range of tools and legislation to target criminals with – everything from the ability to recover assets through to Serious Crime Prevention Orders. We achieve results by collaborating closely with other agencies in the UK and worldwide.