Policy Text
SANTA
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DXNARD POLICE
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CALIFORNIA
HIGHWAY PATROL
US JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT
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MINISTRATION
PORT HUENEME
TORNEY
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SHERIFF
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EAU OF
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CALIFORNIA
STATE
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VCCAT
Ventura County Combined Agency Team
800 S. Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA. 93009 (805) 383-8700 phone (805) 658-4539 fax
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
VENTURA COUNTY COMBINED AGENCY TEAM
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) stands as evidence that the members of the
Ventura County Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (VCLECC): The Ventura
County Sheriff's Office, the Ventura County District Attorney's Office, the Ventura Police
Department, the Port Hueneme Police Department, the Oxnard Police Department, the
Simi Valley Police Department, the Santa Paula Police Department, the California Highway
Patrol, the California State University Channel Islands Police Department, and the Ventura
County Community College District Police Department, in full cooperation with the United
States Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the United States Drug Enforcement
Administration are committed to cooperatively working together to dismantle top and
mid-level drug trafficking organizations impacting the County of Ventura.
Recognizing that cooperative narcotic investigations with local, state and federal agencies
are one of the most productive ways to investigate drug trafficking organizations, VCLECC
supports a Ventura County Combined Agency Team (VCCAT) dedicated to narcotic
enforcement and agrees to serve as a steering committee for its overall operation. Each
agency agrees to participate in the program through mutual coordination, participation
and/or cooperation by providing certain agreed-upon services as specifically enumerated
below.
VCCAT Memorandum of Understanding
July 15, 2022
Page 2 of 8
VCLECC shall:
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Serve as a steering committee and provide general policy oversight and guidance
to VCCATS overall mission.
Convene at least once each year to discuss various narcotic enforcement
strategies and provide direction for VCCATS overall mission.
Ensure that provisions of the California Values Act are met while working with
Federal Agencies as part of VCCAT.
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office shall:
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Be the managing agency for VCCAT. Sheriff Bill Ayub is designated as the single
point of contact for VCCAT operations.
Coordinate Ventura County's drug enforcement efforts through the operation of
VCCAT with staff, equipment and project management.
• Provide Captain oversight to manage VCCAT.
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Provide one (1) full-time Sheriff's Sergeant to supervise the VCCAT.
• Provide three (3) full-time Investigators to the VCCAT.
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Provide one (1) full-time investigator assigned to Asset Forfeiture Investigations
Provide one (1) full-time Administrative Assistant to provide administrative
support to the VCCAT.
Equip their investigators with the necessary safety equipment required to make
them operationally effective.
The Ventura County District Attorney's Office shall:
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Provide one (1) Deputy District Attorney to manage the prosecution of VCCAT
criminal cases from filing through sentencing; to provide legal assistance to VCCAT
as requested; and to provide legal training as needs are identified.
Provide one (1) Deputy District Attorney to manage the forfeiture of VCCAT cases
from seizures through disbursement; to provide legal assistance to VCCAT as
requested; and to provide legal training as needs are identified.
Provide one (1) D.A. Investigator with the primary purpose of investigating and
processing asset forfeiture cases initiated by VCCAT. The D.A. Investigator will not
work on the underlying criminal narcotics investigation. Upon request, the D.A.
Investigator will support all asset forfeiture investigations for all law enforcement
agencies in the County of Ventura.
0 The D.A. Investigator assigned to asset forfeiture matters will be
supervised by the Supervising District Attorney Investigator for the
Bureau of Investigation (Major Fraud Division).
VCCAT Memorandum of Understanding
July 15, 2022
Page 3 of 8
Equip their investigator(s) with the necessary safety equipment
required to make them operationally effective.
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation shall
Provide one (1) full-time Special Agent to the VCCAT.
⚫ Equip their agent with the necessary safety equipment required to make them
operationally effective.
The United States Drug Enforcement Agency shall
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Provide one (1) full-time Special Agent to the VCCAT.
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Provide operational and administrative support of VCCAT cases
Equip their agent with the necessary safety equipment required to make them
operationally effective.
Additional Local Law Enforcement Agencies
The California Highway Patrol, Oxnard Police Department, Ventura Police Department,
Santa Paula Police Department, Simi Valley Police Department, Port Hueneme Police
Department, California State University Channel Islands Police Department, and the
Ventura County Community College District Police Department are not current
participating members of the VCCAT but are committed to assisting and cooperating
with the Task Force as needed.
Nothing will preclude any law enforcement agency from joining the VCCAT Task Force at
any time. Any joining agency will abide by the VCCAT Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU).
The above listed agencies may also contribute personnel to other Sheriff's Narcotics
Bureau teams. The "California State Distributions from Forfeiture Actions and Seizures
of Assets" section below will also apply to any agency joining the Narc