Fiscal and Customs Police
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The Fiscal and Customs Police is a unit that belongs to the Colombia
n National Police
, under the command of its Operative Directorate. This unit is in charge of investigating large finance frauds and usually supports the National Taxes and Customs Directorate (Direccion de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales (DIAN) in Spanish).
The POLFA was created by Law 633, article 53 of the year 2000 to work also under orders and structure of the DIAN to support fiscalization processes and control, as well as operations involving tax evasion, money exchange piracy and contraband in Colombia. It also provides vigilance and security on ports where international importing and exporting takes place in Colombia, and also on warehouses where there is prove illegally introduced products may be stored.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n National Police
Colombian National Police
The National Police of Colombia is the national police force of Colombia. Although the National Police is not part of the Military of Colombia , it constitutes along with them the "Public Force" and is also controlled by the Ministry of Defense. They are the largest police force in Colombia...
, under the command of its Operative Directorate. This unit is in charge of investigating large finance frauds and usually supports the National Taxes and Customs Directorate (Direccion de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales (DIAN) in Spanish).
The POLFA was created by Law 633, article 53 of the year 2000 to work also under orders and structure of the DIAN to support fiscalization processes and control, as well as operations involving tax evasion, money exchange piracy and contraband in Colombia. It also provides vigilance and security on ports where international importing and exporting takes place in Colombia, and also on warehouses where there is prove illegally introduced products may be stored.