Leak Reveals Contempt for British 'FBI'

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An elite police unit set up as Britain's answer to the FBI is viewed with contempt and distrust by police and customs officers, according to a suppressed Home Office report.

The report, which has been leaked to The Independent, says the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS), set up to co-ordinate the fight against organised crime, is derided by detectives from forces around Britain and regional crime squads.

Senior Customs officers, it adds, said their staff threatened to mutiny when asked to work alongside the unit. The findings of the report, which is marked confidential and will not be published, are alarming in view of future plans to expand the NCIS …