African/Asian Criminal Enterprise Unit

The management of Asian and African Criminal Enterprise sub-programs is handled at FBI Headquarters by the Asian/African Criminal Enterprise Unit of the Organized Crime Section. The mission of this unit is to reduce the threat to society posed by identified criminal enterprises whose members originate predominantly from Eastern and Southeastern Asian and African nations. This is done through the use of sustained coordinated investigations utilizing innovative and sophisticated investigative techniques. FBI Special Agents target known criminal enterprises, utilizing the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute to dismantle and disrupt these criminal enterprises in accordance with the FBI's Organized Crime Program strategic plan.

As with the other units in the FBI's Organized Crime Section, the primary responsibilities of the Asian/African Criminal Enterprise Unit are to coordinate and provide program oversight for priority investigations in these sub-programs on a national and international level. The Asian/African Criminal Enterprise Unit also provides support to field offices seeking Department of Justice and/or FBI Headquarters approval to conduct sensitive and sophisticated investigative activity. This unit also works to enhance the relationship between the FBI and other federal agencies as well as agencies of other local, state, and foreign governments, through national and international working groups and initiatives, regional and national conferences, training programs, and police exchange programs. This unit also works to enhance and coordinate the sharing of criminal intelligence between the FBI and the United States intelligence community as it relates to Asian/African Criminal Enterprise investigations.