Abdula Essak

With 28 years of policing experience in increasing responsibility throughout my career. I have been a part of and lead several high profile investigations surrounding a plethora of criminal offenses. I have had several high level arrests to my credentials. I have experience in advance surveillance methodologies. I handled threats to Canadian airlines by neutralizing the source and allowing passengers and aircraft to travel freely without fear of anything criminal happening. My professional pedigree speaks for itself. 

15 years policing with the Ottawa Police Service ranging from general patrol, firearms training facilitator, drug investigator and undercover operator, proceeds of crime investigator. Including a 6 year secondment from the Ottawa Police to the RCMP.

13 years as an officer with the RCMP after completion of the lateral transfer program. Service in the proceeds of crime and National security investigations sections and international liaison program.

Presently retired from the RCMP

Former Assignment.

Assigned to the Canadian Diplomatic team as counsellor to several Canadian Ambassadors within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions. Functionally was assigned as the RCMP Liaison Officer stationed in Amman Jordan. Duties were to provide policing service to Canadian investigations as they relate to cross jurisdictions for several countries (Countries of accreditation: Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Jordan). Facilitator and counsellor to bilateral relations between countries in the MENA region and Canada.

Performance Management for the Government of Canada –December 2013

National Security Information Management Workshop – November 2011

Fraud conference – May 2011

Conversational Interviewing – May 2011

Explosives awareness training online - April 2011

Terrorist Financing course – June 2008

Human Source Management Course - June 2007

National Security Course March 2007

Managing safely course - March 2007

Search Warrant 2-week course - February 2007

Introduction to Human Sources online course - October 2006

Criminal Intelligence (CISC) course - September 2006

Basic Evidence & Reports Training - May 2006

Harassment in the Workplace - March 2006

Canada Labour Code Part II Awareness - February 2006

Lateral troop training course, Regina, Saskatchewan, February 2006

Advanced Proceeds of Crime course, Regina, Saskatchewan, February 2005

Search and Seizure symposium, York University, 2003

OPS Supervisor course, 2003

Forensic Interviewing course, Canadian Police College, 2002

Basic Proceeds of Crime course, Regina, Saskatchewan, February 2001

OPS Surveillance course, 2000

OPS General Investigator Technique course, 2000

Drug Investigator Technique course, Canadian Police College, 1999

Advanced Instructor Firearms/Armourer course, 1994

Education

Royal Canadian Mounted Police training Academy,

Regina Saskatchewan and Montreal Quebec,

Lateral entry training program, February 2006.

Diploma in Social Sciences

Vanier College, Montreal, Quebec, April 1990

Bachelor of Arts – Economics

Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

One year completed, 1991

Ontario Police College, Aylmer, Ontario, Canada,

Police Officer training, 1991