NCJ Number
14600
Journal
Kriminalistik Volume: 28 Issue: 2 Dated: (FEBRUARY, 1974) Pages: 68-73
Date Published
1974
Length
6 pages
Annotation
RANGE OF THE BUREAU'S ACTIVITIES, THEIR LEGISLATIVE AUTHORIZATION, AND LEGAL DIFFICULTIES IN CARRYING THEM OUT.
Abstract
THE BUREAU IS THE AUTHORIZED GERMAN AGENCY FOR CASES HANDLED BY INTERPOL. THE AGENCY IS ALSO AUTHORIZED TO INVESTIGATE DRUG CASES INVOLVING INTERSTATE OR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS. PRECISE LEGAL CRITERIA HAVE YET TO BE DEVELOPED REGARDING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE DEFINITION OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION, THE DEFINITION OF ALL PHASES OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN THE MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DRUGS, AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITY OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY. OTHER DRUG-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE BUREAU INCLUDE THE COLLECTION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND A SPECIAL STAFF TO COORDINATE THE OPERATIONS OF THE BUREAU WITH THOSE OF THE BORDER GUARD AND THE CUSTOMS SERVICE. --IN GERMAN