The Endangered Species Desk of the South African Police Service (SAPS) initiated National Forum for the Law Enforcement of Heritage related matters (NALEH) in 2004.  Important stakeholders in the NALEH include the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (DPCI) of the SAPS, the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), Interpol, the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), the South African Museums Association (SAMA) and the South African Revenue Service (SARS).  

It has recently also been decided to include the National Heritage Council (NHC) as an additional partner and the South African Chapter of the International Council of Museums (ICOM-SA) as an organisation that can add an international sphere and create networks with other similar organisations in other countries.  This Forum facilitates discussions and initiatives regarding the fight against theft of heritage items from our museums and illicit trafficking in our cultural heritage objects.  It also serves as a platform for heritage and law enforcement officials to share information and enhances cooperative governance in cultural heritage.

DAC decided together with SAPS, Interpol and SAHRA to publish a poster of recently stolen art works. This follows the initiative taken by Interpol International to produce a poster of stolen heritage objects worldwide. South Africa is the only country that has followed in producing a poster.