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M2 PRESSWIRE-3 April 2006-UK Government: Turning the tide on organised crime(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The Government's commitment to reducing serious organised crime moves into the 21st Century with the launch of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), Home Secretary Charles Clarke announced today.

SOCA will tackle drug trafficking, organised immigration crime, money laundering and identity fraud by developing an intelligence picture of organised crime, pursuing key criminals and groups, disrupting criminal markets and attacking criminal assets to ensure they don't profit from their crimes.

SOCA officers ...

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