Direction centrale de la police judiciaire
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36, Quai des Orfèvres is the address in Paris, France of the headquarters of the Criminal Division of the DRPJ Paris (Direction Régionale de Police Judiciaire de Paris or Regional Direction of Judiciary Police of Paris). The Criminal Division investigates in infractions like drugs traffics, prostitution, anti-gang, homicides (nowadays, for the most complex homicides like the ones involving serial killers). It was written before that "36 quai des Orfèvres" was the Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire but it's false. The Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire is the upper, national level (Ministry of the Interior) and is located at 11, rue des Saussaies, in Paris. Its function is to lead and coordinate the action of the law enforcement forces (Police Nationale and Gendarmerie Nationale) against organized crime (either criminal or financial activities) with the collaboration of other institutions (Customs, Revenue Service).
Trivia
36, Quai des Orfèvres is a 2004 film by Olivier Marchal, starring Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu and André Dussollier. [link]A fictional DCPJ captain, Bezu Fache, is the chief investigator in the murder of Jacques Saunière in Dan Brown's bestseller The Da Vinci Code.
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