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Task Forces

The Boston FBI office is involved in many partnerships and joint task forces with local, state and other federal law enforcement agencies. The task forces and their missions are listed below.

Violent Fugitives Task Force

The Boston Division Violent Fugitives Task Force was formed to coordinate efforts among the below listed federal, state and local agencies to track and apprehend fugitives:

  • Boston, Massachusetts, Police Department
  • Lawrence, Massachusetts, Police Department
  • Lowell, Massachusetts, Police Department
  • Massachusetts Department of Corrections
  • Massachusetts Department of Parole
  • Massachusetts State Police
  • US Marshals Service
  • FBI

Organized Crime Task Force

This task force utilizes the resources of several agencies on a full-time/part-time basis to disrupt and dismantle organized crime operations in the four state area:

  • Internal Revenue Service
  • Immigration and Naturalization Service
  • Drug Enforcement Agency
  • Boston Police Department
  • Massachusetts State Police
  • Maine State Police
  • United States Attorney's Strike Force
  • Department of Labor

Bank Robbery Task Force

The Boston Division Bank Robbery Task Force (BRTF) was formed to coordinate the efforts of the local, state and federal law enforcement agencies in order to help solve the large number of bank robberies/armored truck heists committed within the metropolitan Boston area. The BRTF is comprised of the following agencies:

  • Boston, Massachusetts, Police Department
  • Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Department
  • Massachusetts, State Police
  • FBI

Drug Task Force

The proliferation of drugs and drug-related crime are addressed by the Boston office Drug Task Force. This task force brings together the talents and resources of the Boston Police Department, the US Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI.

Joint Terrorism Task Force

The JTTF is responsible for all domestic and international terrorism matters in the four-state territory. The JTTF mission is to prevent acts of terrorism before they occur, and to effectively and swiftly respond to any actual criminal terrorist act by identifying and prosecuting those responsible. The following agencies participate in the JTTF on a full- or part-time basis:

  • US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
  • US Secret Service
  • US Immigration and Naturalization Service
  • US Customs Service
  • US Department of State (Bureau of Diplomatic Security)
  • US Naval Criminal Investigative Service
  • US Marshals Service
  • US Postal Inspection Service
  • State Police (from each of the four states covered)
  • Boston, Massachusetts, Police Department
  • Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Department
  • Defense Criminal Investigative Service
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