FATF 40 Recommendations R.30: R.30 Responsibilities of law enforcement and investigative authorities

Countries ensure that designated law enforcement authorities are responsible for money laundering and terrorist financing investigations within national AML/CFT policy and, at least in all cases involving major proceeds-generating offences, develop pro-active parallel financial investigations when pursuing laundering, predicate offences and terrorist financing including where the predicate occurred abroad; ensure that competent authorities are responsible for expeditiously identifying, tracing and initiating freezing and seizure of criminal property and property of corresponding value; use multi-disciplinary financial or asset investigation groups when necessary; and conduct cooperative investigations with other countries when necessary.