Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – British Columbia

The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) is a part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) "E" Division Federal Business Lines that is mandated to provide support and investigation into complex and diverse criminal activities in BC. It was established in 2004 to facilitate the disruption and suppression of organized crime in BC and to support municipal police departments when public safety is deemed to be a priority. It is modelled after other CFSEU units across the country and is currently staffed by RCMP officers and seconded officers from all 11 municipal police forces in British Columbia and Metro Vancouver Transit Police.

Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit - British Columbia
CFSEU-BC logo
CFSEU-BC logo
AbbreviationCFSEU-BC
MottoConsociati In Mandato
Allied in Mandate
Agency overview
FormedApril 1, 2004
Employees400[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionBritish Columbia, Canada
Constituting instrument
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersMetro Vancouver[2]
Elected officer responsible
  • The Honourable Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia
Agency executive
  • Assistant Commissioner Manny Mann (RCMP), Chief Officer - CFSEU
Parent agencyRCMP "E" Division
Website
http://cfseu.bc.ca/

As part of an integrated policing approach, CFSEU-BC had undergone undercover operations, seized firearms, illegal drugs, cash and provided support in the rescue of Graham McMynn, son of businessman Robert McMynn.[3]

Mandate

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The primary mandate of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit is to expose, investigate, prosecute, dismantle, and disrupt organized criminal enterprises. The second mandate is to share intelligence with partners and to cooperate with, and assist other organized crime enforcement units at the national and international levels.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Federal Business Lines
  2. ^ About CFSEU-BC-
  3. ^ "B.C. millionaire's son abducted at gunpoint". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  4. ^ CFSEU[permanent dead link]
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