Federal Investigation Agency | FIA |

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FIA Act, 1974 (Act VIII-4 of 1975) was promulgated on 13-01-1975, bringing Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) into existence.
FIA Mandate
Investigation into specialized and organized crime
Immigration and Anti Smuggling
Control and Exit list
Anti Human Smuggling and Trafficking
Counter Terrorism(Special Investigation Group)
Money Laundering( Excluding narcotics and anti corruption proceed)
Cyber Crime and Plastic Money Fraud
Intellectual Property Rights(IPR)
Interpol (National Central Bureau)
Forensic and Technical Support
Training and Capacity Building
FIA Wings
Cyber Crime Wing (CCW)
Immigration Wing (IW)
Economic Crime Wing (ECW)
Counter Terrorism Wing (CTW)
Anti-corruption Wing (ACW)
NCB Interpol
Technical Wing
Performance
Excellent performance in Terrorism, money laundering and cyber crime
Bureaucratic over sight hinders its performance
Political interference in transfer / posting undermines performance
Like other public sector organizations, FIA also faces efficiency, neutrality and impartiality.
Limitation
Resources gap- Human and material resources
Political interference – arm twisting of opposition by government
Corruption and inefficiency
Way Forward
Resources allocation: human, financial and technical
Transparency in transfer / posting of staff
Politically neutrality – fair free and impartial department
Strict discipline / accountability – corruption, inefficiency, faulty investigation
Democratic over sight for superintendence