The National Drugs Intelligence Unit (NDIU) is a British police service providing law enforcement agencies with information and intelligence about criminal activity.[1]
Its functions as defined in statute are to "gather, store and analyse information in order to provide criminal intelligence".
History
editThe first unit tasked with dealing with international crime focused on illicit drugs to be formed in the UK was during the latter parts of the 1970s and consisted of officers from the Association of Chief Police Officers, customs officers and Interpol Drug Enforcement Administration.[2] The unit was created without consulting parliament.[3]
During 1985 a National coordinator was appointed by the Home office, this person was subsequently involved in the transition from the Central Drugs Intelligence Unite to the NDIU.[4]
The NDIU became the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) in 1992.[5] The NCIS was created in April 1992 to deal with organized crime, at that time from concerns particularly about drug trafficking.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Police999.com Retrieved 2011-10-19
- ^ A Leong - The Disruption of International Organised Crime: An Analysis of Legal and Non-Legal Strategies Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2007 Retrieved 2012-07-10 ISBN 075467066X
- ^ N Fielding - The Police And Social Conflict Routledge, 20 Dec 2005 Retrieved 2012-07-10 ISBN 1904385230
- ^ N Dorn, K Murji, N South - Traffickers: Drug Markets and Law Enforcement Psychology Press, 1992 Retrieved 2012-07-10
- ^ Shanty,F - Organized crime: from trafficking to terrorism, Volume 2 Retrieved 2011-10-19
- ^ The Independent newspaper - 25 August 1992 Retrieved 2011-10-19
External links
edit- © UK Parliament retrieved 11:30 19/10/2011 (interview with Member of Parliament)
- governmental statement retrieved 11:43 19/10/2011 (information on the co-operation between British and European Drug Intelligence agency)