{"id":791,"date":"2026-03-05T05:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T05:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.ignitedigitalcc.com\/fic\/?page_id=791"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:07:59","slug":"intelligence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.ignitedigitalcc.com\/fic\/what-we-do\/intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Analysis and Law Enforcement Support Department core function is to receive and analyse data and provide actionable intelligence to competent authorities to assist them with combating ML\/ TF\/PF activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In addition, the Division handles requests for information from foreign FIUs and competent authorities. The Department is responsible for analysing suspicious transaction information and disseminating actionable financial intelligence to competent authorities in support of efforts to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It also produces strategic analysis outputs to strengthen the understanding of financial crime risks and provides analytical and technical support to Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecution. The Department operates through two core teams to deliver on its mandate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Through its Operational and Strategic Analysis sections, FIAD contributes to the detection of suspicious financial activities, the identification of emerging risks and trends, and the dissemination of intelligence to support regulatory, investigative, and enforcement measures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Operational Analysis Function is responsible for the receipt and processing of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) and Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), as well as other regulatory threshold reports, including International Funds Transfer Reports (IFTRs), Cash Threshold Reports (CTRs), and Cross-Border Movement of Cash Reports (CBMCRs), among others. In addition, the function also receives information from a wide range of domestic and international sources, including counterpart Financial Intelligence Units.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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By analysis the data, the function identifies and develops intelligence on subjects of interest, uncovering potential linkages between individuals, legal entities, transactions, and assets. This analytical process enables the detection of patterns, networks, and indicators associated with money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, and related financial crimes and disseminating the intelligence to competent authorities such as the ACC, NAMPOL, NAMRA for investigation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The Strategic Analysis Function operates as the research arm of the FIC and contributes to the effectiveness of the national AML\/CFT\/CPF framework. It applies a proactive and preventative approach through the development of strategic analysis reports, including Case studies, Forewarning reports as well as trends and typology reports. These outputs support competent authorities and stakeholders in identifying, assessing, and mitigating money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing risks at, sectoral, national, and international levels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Law Enforcement Agency and Prosecutorial Support Division\u2019s function is to advance the use and integration of intelligence in investigations. The Division advances by facilitating the formation of multi-agency integrated investigation task teams (IITTs) for complex and priority cases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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