What is the Asset Recovery Interagency Network–Asia Pacific (ARIN-AP)?

About Asset Recovery Interagency Network–Asia Pacific (ARIN-AP):

• It is a prominent multi-agency network dedicated to tackling crime proceeds across the Asia-Pacific region.
• It was established to facilitate cross-border collaboration on asset tracing, freezing, and confiscation.
• The aim of ARIN-AP is to increase the effectiveness of members’ efforts in depriving criminals of their illicit profits on a multi-agency basis by establishing itself as the center of professionals’ network in tackling the proceeds of crime.
• The network includes 28 member jurisdictions and nine observers, serving as an informal yet robust framework within the CARIN, or Camden Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network.
• ARIN-AP operates through a network of contact points, enabling effective communication and intelligence exchange among member agencies, and of more than 100 jurisdictions in the CARIN Network.
  • The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is the nodal agency for India in this network.
• The law enforcement agencies across ARIN-AP and CARIN jurisdictions benefit from this network, as it aids in tracing aassets related to criminal activities, both movable and immovable, across frontiers.
• Through ARIN-AP and the larger CARIN Network, agencies can exchange information on individuals, assets, and companies informally, often expediting the identification and recovery of proceeds of crime.

Q1: What is the Directorate of Enforcement (ED)?

The Directorate of Enforcement or Enforcement Directorate (ED) is a domestic law enforcement agency and economic intelligence agency. It is responsible for enforcing economic laws and fighting economic crimes in India. The origin of the ED goes back to May 1956, when an "enforcement unit" was formed, for handling Exchange Control Laws violations under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947. In 1957, the unit was renamed as the Enforcement Directorate. Nodal Ministry is the Ministry of Finance.

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