Why is Det. Joe Velasco leaving the SVU team?

Velasco is leaving the SVU team to accept an undercover assignment with the DEA in San Diego, where he will be targeting a vicious drug lord.

How does Capt. Olivia Benson react to Velasco's departure?

Benson supports Velasco's decision, telling him "You need to be where you can do the most good." She doesn't want him to stay out of loyalty to her.

What will happen to the SVU team without Velasco?

The article does not provide details on how Velasco's departure will impact the SVU team, but it notes that Fin was still recovering from injuries, leaving Benson potentially short-handed.

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Veteran SVU Detective Departs for Undercover DEA Mission

10 Oct

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Summary

Octavio Pisano's character, Det. Joe Velasco, leaves SVU for an undercover DEA assignment
Velasco tells Capt. Olivia Benson he's chasing a vicious drug lord
Benson supports Velasco's decision to pursue the role where he can "do the most good"

Veteran SVU Detective Departs for Undercover DEA Mission

According to a recent episode of the long-running crime drama Law & Order: SVU, veteran detective Joe Velasco, portrayed by Octavio Pisano, has decided to leave the Special Victims Unit to pursue an undercover assignment with the DEA in San Diego.

In the season opener on September 25th, Velasco had confidentially informed Capt. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) that he had been recruited by the DEA, though he continued working at the precinct. However, in the latest episode that aired on October 5th, Velasco informed Benson that he had decided to accept the transfer.

Velasco explained to Benson that he had been chasing a vicious drug lord and felt he needed to finish the job. He had initially hesitated on accepting the transfer because he didn't want to leave Benson alone with Fin still recovering from injuries. But Benson reassured Velasco, saying, "I'm here because I think it's the place that I can do the most good. You need to be where you can do the most good."

Pisano had recurred as Det. Joe Velasco since Season 23 of the long-running crime drama, which follows the detectives of the Special Victims Unit as they investigate and prosecute sexually based crimes.

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