Organized crime is a systemic threat and must be suppressed, the government writes in a press release. Twelve Swedish authorities have been cooperating since 2009 on the government’s behalf regarding intelligence and operational efforts against criminal individuals, networks and phenomena in a joint effort by the authorities against organized crime.
From June 1, the Payments Authority will be the thirteenth authority that, through its authority instruction, will be tasked with participating, together with the Employment Agency, the Ecocrime Authority, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, the Prison Service, the Swedish Enforcement Agency, the Coast Guard, the Migration Agency, the Police Authority, the Tax Agency, the Security Police, the Customs Agency and the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
“To crack organized crime, a gathering of forces from the whole of society is needed. Therefore, I am happy that the Paying Authority is now tasked with participating in this work going forward”, underlines the Minister of Finance Elisabeth SvantessonM , in the press release.
The government has also decided that the Paying Authority should be added to the regulation on the obligation to provide information in the case of cooperation against certain organized crime. This means that the Paying Authority can more efficiently and simply exchange information with other authorities in order to prevent, prevent or detect certain organized crime.
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