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Divisions

USNCB divisions use the services and expertise of analysts who assist detailed agents in processing cases and requests for assistance. Analysts also assist in the identification of trends and patterns, and to establish links and interrelationships in complex criminal cases.

Divisions of the United States National Central Bureau

Office of the Director & Deputy Director (OOD) | INTERPOL Operations and Command Center
Alien/Fugitive Investigative Division | Terrorism and Violent Crimes Division
Drug Investigative Division | Economic Crimes Division | State and Local Police Liaison Division
Office of the General Counsel | Executive Office

  • Office of the Director and Deputy Director (OOD) – The OOD is responsible for the overall operational and administrative functioning of the USNCB. The OOD is comprised of the:

    Director: Acts on behalf of the Attorney General as the official U.S. representative to the INTERPOL Organization, represents the USNCB within the U.S. government and at international meetings and forums, negotiates with participating agencies, and oversees the operational functioning of the USNCB.

    Deputy Director: Acts in the absence of the Director. Directly oversees USNCB’s Investigative Divisions.

  • INTERPOL Operations and Command Center (IOCC) – The Operations and Command Center is the nerve center of the USNCB. The IOCC is operational 24/7 and provides mission-critical functions to the USNCB, including: communications/dispatch, translation, and criminal record searches. These core services initiate and support the casework performed in the investigative divisions. The IOCC Assistant Director is a permanent USNCB employee.

  • Alien/Fugitive Investigative Division – The USNCB’s Alien/Fugitive Investigative Division handles cases involving fugitives, immigration violations, passport fraud, missing persons and human trafficking.  The Division plays a crucial role in pursuing leads and locating fugitives in the U.S. and abroad. The current Assistant Director is a senior U.S. Marshal.

  • Terrorism and Violent Crimes Division – The USNCB’s Terrorism and Violent Crimes Division handles cases involving terrorism, firearms & explosives, bank robbery, kidnapping, crimes on the high seas, organized crime and sexual molestation of children. The USNCB’s Terrorism and Violent Crimes Division is staffed with personnel having extensive sworn law enforcement experience at the federal, state, county, and major city level. The current Assistant Director is detailed to the USNCB from ATF.

  • Drug Investigative Division - The USNCB’s Drug Division serves as the gateway between foreign and U.S. police regarding the full-spectrum of drug-related investigations. The current Assistant Director is a senior DEA agent.

  • Economic Crimes Division – The USNCB’s Economic Crimes Division handles financial fraud, mail/wire fraud, stolen art and antiquities, customs violations, hazardous material and vehicle theft and fraud cases. The current Assistant Director is detailed from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

  • State and Local Police Liaison Division - The USNCB’s State and Local Liaison Division is the information facilitator between foreign police and the vast number of U.S. state and local police agencies. The Division oversees the INTERPOL State and Local Police Liaison Program, which consists of an INTERPOL liaison office in each state, U.S. territory, and an increasing number of major cities in the U.S. The Division also conducts training of U.S. state and local officials on international investigative assistance and new developments in international law enforcement. It is managed by an Assistant Director and staffed with personnel having extensive sworn law enforcement experience at the state, county, and major city levels.

  • Office of the General Counsel - The USNCB’s Office of the General Counsel provides legal expertise to the USNCB and its law enforcement customers. Additionally, the General Counsel's office oversees the USNCB’s Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act (FOIA/PA) program and reviews all U.S. issued Red Notices on wanted fugitives.

  • Executive Office – With supervisory assistance from the Administrative Officer and the Chief Information Officer, the Executive Officer is responsible for the management of USNCB’s personnel, budget, information technology, congressional and public affairs, compliance review program, facility and security initiatives.  The Executive Officer is a permanent employee of the USNCB.