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The Department for the Investigation of Gambling-related and Economics Crimes is primarily accountable to prevent and investigate crimes provided for by Article 7-1 particularly the ones that are liable to be punished by imprisonment with the maximum term exceeding 3 years in jail, when it involves an unknown culprit, and other crimes such us: counterfeiting in currency, bills of exchange, stamped values, or their alike, and/or passing of such counterfeits; crimes committed inside casinos, rooms and gaming venues, or at their surroundings, providing that such crimes are related to gambling; and the ones related to computer technology; money laundering, its alike or related.
The Department for the Investigation of Gambling-related and Economics Crimes is also accountable to process the documentation related to investigative proceedings, keep records of inquiries and incidents, as well as the incoming and outgoing correspondence, filling of documents and work related papers and provide relevant statistics, and ensure that seized items are maintained and safeguarded.
In addition, the Department for the Investigation of Gaming-related and Economics Crimes is accountable to take preventative and investigative actions related to crimes, which probing shall, by law, fall under the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Police, or those that it had been assigned by the Attorney General to probe.
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Gambling-related Crimes Division |
The Gambling-related Crimes Division performs under the Department for the Investigation of Gambling-related and Economics Crimes and it is primarily accountable to prevent and investigate crimes provided for by Article 7-1 particularly the ones that are liable to be punished by imprisonment with the maximum term exceeding 3 years in jail, when it involves an unknown culprit, and other crimes such us: crimes committed inside casinos, rooms and gaming venues, or at their surroundings, providing that such crimes are related to gambling.
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Economics Crimes Division |
The Economics Crimes Division performs under the Department for the Investigation of Gambling-related and Economics Crimes and it is primarily accountable to prevent and investigate crimes provided for by Article 7-1 particularly the ones that are liable to be punished by imprisonment with the maximum term exceeding 3 years in jail, when it involves an unknown culprit, and other crimes such us: crimes related to computer technology; counterfeiting in currency, bills of exchange, stamped values, or their alike, and/or passing of such counterfeits.
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Money Laundering Division |
The Money Laundering Division performs under the Department for the Investigation of Gambling-related and Economics Crimes and it is primarily accountable to prevent and investigate crimes provided for by Article 7-1 of the Law No. 5/2006, particularly the ones that are liable to be punished by imprisonment with the maximum term exceeding 3 years in jail, when it involves an unknown culprit, and other crimes such us money laundering, its alike or related.
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3rd Section (Fraud-related Crimes) |
The Fraud-related Crimes (3 rd Section) performs under the Economics Crimes Division and it is primarily accountable to prevent and investigate crimes in the field of economics, such us: Bounced Cheque, Embezzlement and all crimes committed by fraudulent means.
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5th Section (IT-related Crimes) |
The IT-related crimes (5 th Section) performs under the Economics Crimes Division and it is primarily accountable to prevent and investigate crimes in the field of computer technology and other crimes such us: Counterfeiting in documents and the use of bogus documents; counterfeiting in currency and bills of exchange; Counterfeiting in weights and measures and the use of such counterfeits, and crimes related to credit cards, amongst others.
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