Servicio Federal de Lucha contra el Narcotráfico
Encyclopedia
The Servicio Federal de Lucha contra el Narcotráfico (Federal Counternarcotics Service, SEFECONAR) is an Argentine
intelligence agency
with special police
tasks closelly modelled on the American
DEA
. It was created through the Executive Decree N° 717 of April 18, 1991, and it is currently under the jurisdiction of the Sedronar. A matter of controversy, its existence has not been acknowledged by the Menem administration.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
intelligence agency
Intelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to information gathering for purposes of national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public...
with special police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
tasks closelly modelled on the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
DEA
Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States...
. It was created through the Executive Decree N° 717 of April 18, 1991, and it is currently under the jurisdiction of the Sedronar. A matter of controversy, its existence has not been acknowledged by the Menem administration.
See also
- Argentine Federal PolicePolicía Federal ArgentinaThe Policía Federal Argentina is a police force of the Argentine federal government. The PFA has detachments throughout the country, but its main responsibility is policing the Federal District of Buenos Aires...
- Argentine Federal Police IntelligenceInteligencia de la Policía Federal ArgentinaInteligencia de la Policía Federal Argentina is the intelligence agency of the Policía Federal Argentina, and it is controlled by the Ministry of the Interior....
- Interior Security SystemSistema de Seguridad InteriorSistema de Seguridad Interior is the official denomination of the Argentine public security community.The Interior Security System consists of the following individuals, agencies and its dependencies:...
- National Intelligence SystemSistema de Inteligencia NacionalSistema de Inteligencia Nacional is the official denomination of the Argentine national intelligence community.The National Intelligence System consists of the following agencies and its dependencies:...
- National Directorate of Criminal IntelligenceDirección Nacional de Inteligencia CriminalDirección Nacional de Inteligencia Criminal it is an Argentine intelligence agency part of the National Intelligence System...