Customs Surveillance Service

Customs Surveillance Service Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera
Patch of the Spanish Customs Service
Badge of the Spanish Customs Service
Ship racing stripe
Flag of the Spanish Customs Service with the double crowned H, symbol of the Spanish Royal Treasury
Common name	ADUANAS / CUSTOMS
Abbreviation	SVA also DAVA
Motto	Por tierra, mar y aire Through land, sea and air
Agency overview
Formed	Reorganized on February 12, 1982, since the 16th century
Preceding agencies	Servicio Especial de Vigilancia Fiscal Servicio Especial de Vigilancia Marítima y Terrestre de Tabacalera S.A.
Employees	2,000
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Spain
Operations jurisdiction	Spain
Governing body	Government of Spain
Constituting instruments	Decreto Real 319/1982 Ley Orgánica 12/1995
Specialist jurisdictions	Customs, excise and gambling. National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
Overseen by	Deputy Directorate of Customs Surveillance
Headquarters	Madrid, Spain
Minister responsible	Cristóbal Montoro[1], Minister of Finance and Public Administrations
Agency executive	María Vicenta Abad Carrasco, Director-General
Parent agency	Agencia Tributaria
Website
Web site

The Customs Surveillance Service (Spanish: Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera, SVA) is a law enforcement agency of the Spanish Ministry of Finance, integrated in the Spanish Tax Agency. Its responsibilities include the investigation and prosecution of cases involving contraband, illegal drugs, financial evasion and violations, money laundering, surveillance for financial police purposes and the provision of judicial police services. Its activities can be compared in USA with agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration, ATF, or some of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection