<p><br /> Home Secretary Theresa May will announce radical police reforms to tackle criminal gangs and drug smugglers later.<br /> </p><p><br /> She is widely expected to outline proposals for a new police force, the National Crime Agency, to replace the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca).<br /> </p><p><br /> The Government has pledged to review Soca - which was heralded as "Britain's FBI" when it was launched by Labour in 2006 - as part of a "review of the wider policing landscape".<br /> </p><p><br /> Mrs May will make a statement in the House of Commons this afternoon. A Home Office spokeswoman said: "The Government wants to ensure all aspects of policing are run effectively to tackle crime.<br /> </p><p><br /> "This includes serious and organised crime, through strong links between local policing and work done beyond individual forces."<br /> </p><p><br /> Last year the influential Commons Home Affairs Select Committee accused Soca of lacking transparency and accountability. The cross-party group of MPs pointed to figures that showed only £1 was seized from organised crime gangs for every £15 in Soca's budget.<br /> </p>
