Operationally, the National Joints Operations (NATJOINTS) structure, which is chaired by the South African Police Services (SAPS), is responsible to coordinate the preventative and responsive actions of the justice and security cluster. The Department, through its Immigration Inspectorate, is represented in the NATJOINTS and participates in the joint operations that are conducted by law enforcement agencies to deal with crime countrywide. These operations are intelligence-driven.
The Department is also part of the National Intelligence Co-ordinating (NICOC) structure, where high security risks cases are identified and the investigation and prosecution thereof are planned and authorised for implementation. As and when illegal activities are detected, such as money laundering and the funding of terrorist organisations by foreign nationals as referred to, the information is shared at the structure and investigated within the shortest possible time.
The prevention of illicit financial flows and money laundering will be handled by the Financial Intelligence Centre who oversee all financial and banking transactions.
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