This is a list of active police tactical units .
Police tactical units are specialized units of a police force tasked with resolving high risk / critical incidents, including:
high risk armed offender / suspect searches / apprehensions including arrest warrants [ 1]
high risk search warrants involving an armed / dangerous offender / suspect[ 1]
siege / barricade incidents involving an armed offender / suspect[ 1]
domestic counter-terrorism incidents such as hostage rescue and / or armed intervention (including units that may be granted authority for overseas operations)[ 1]
In the United States , police tactical units are known by the generic term Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team (other countries have adopted this term, including China ).[ 2] [ 3] In Australia , the term police tactical group is used for police tactical units.[ 4] The European Union uses the term special intervention unit for national counter terrorist police tactical units.[ 5]
Albanian State Police
Sûreté Nationale
Gendarmerie Nationale
Police Corps of Andorra
Grup d'Intervenció Policia d'Andorra' (GIPA)[ 6]
Angola National Police Force
Rapid Intervention Police (PIR)[ 7]
Argentine Federal Police
Argentine National Gendarmerie
Equipo Antiterrorista (Anti-Terrorist Team)
Scorpion Group – Formerly the Escuadrón Especial de la Gendarmería Nacional
Sección Operaciones Especiales de Monte de Gendarmería Nacional "Groupe Monte" ('National Gendarmarie Jungle Special Operations Section')
Unidad Especial de Lucha Contra Narcotraficante (UELCON)
Local and other units
National Security Service
Police of Armenia
Australian Federal Police
New South Wales Police Force
Northern Territory Police
Queensland Police
South Australia Police
Tasmania Police
Victoria Police
Western Australia Police
New South Wales Corrective Services
Western Australia Department of Corrective Services
Federal Ministry of the Interior
EKO Cobra – Special operations and counterterrorism unit
Federal Police
Justizwache (Penitentiary police)
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Royal Bahamas Police Force
Security and Intelligence Branch
Bangladesh Police
Bangladesh Ansar
Ansar Guard Battalion (AGB)[ 8]
Militsiya
Federal Police
Local Police
Peloton Anti-Banditisme (PZ 5277)
Groupe d'Interventions Spéciales (PZ 5303)
Groupe d'Appui Spécialisé Proactif (PZ 5324)
Groupe Alpha (PZ 5325)
Groupe Spécial d'Appui (PZ 5330)
Service d'Assistance Spéciale (PZ 5331)
Brigade Anti-Agression / Anti-Overvalbrigade (PZ 5339)
Brigade Anti-Banditisme (PZ 5340)
Special Response Unit (PZ 5341)
Bijstands Team d'Appui (PZ 5344)
Arrestatie Eenheid (PZ 5345)
Special Assistance Unit (PZ 5364)
Community Orientend Police Support Team (PZ 5415)
Tactisch Responsteam (PZ 5456)
Unité d'Appui Spécialisé (PZ 5297)
DELTA (PZ 5327)
FLAG (PZ 5342)
Ondersteuningscapaciteit Risicovolle en Complexe Operaties (PZ 5440)
Cel Overbrenging Bescherming Reactie Arrestatie (PZ 5444)
Team voor Handhaving van Openbare orde en Rust (PZ 5449)
Arrestatie En Steun (PZ 5904)
Speciale Assistance Unit Tactische Intervention Groep (PZ 5907)
FALCO (PZ 5905)
Royal Bhutan Police
Special Reserve Police Force[ 9]
Bolivian Police Force
Unidad Tactica de Operaciones Policiales (UTOP) – Tactical Response Unit
Fuerza especial de lucha contra el narcotráfico (FELCN) – Bolivian anti-narcotics force
Fuerza especial de lucha contra el crimen (FELCC) – Bolivian anti-criminal force
Bosnia and Herzegovina [ edit ]
Bosnian Police Force
Other units
Botswana Police Service
Directorate of Intelligence and Security
Special Task Team (STT)[ 12]
Ministry of Interior
Main Directorate of Gendarmerie, Special Operations and Counter-Terror
General Directorate Combating Organized Crime
Bulgarian Gendarmerie
National Public Security Force
Quick Deployment Special Battalion[ 13]
Federal Police Department
Polícia Militar
Policia Civil
Royal Brunei Police Force
Special Operations Squad (SOS; Malay : Pasukan Gerak Khas — PGK )
Federal units
Provincial and Municipal units
- Emergency Response Team
Other units
Carabineros de Chile
Chilean Investigation Police (Policía de Investigaciones de Chile )
Chilean Gendarmerie (Prison Service)
People's Republic of China[ edit ]
Given the numerous police tactical units in the country , only a partial list of examples is provided below:
People's Police
People's Armed Police
Hong Kong Police Force
Hong Kong Correctional Services
Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Regional Response Team (RRT)
Public Security Police Force of Macau
Police Tactical Intervention Unit
Special Operations Team (GOE)
Correctional Services Bureau
Taiwan (Republic of China)[ edit ]
National Police Agency
Security Police First Corps Special Operations Group
Criminal Investigation Bureau Special Tactical Unit
Local Police Departments
Coast Guard Administration
National Police of Colombia
(COPES) Comandos de Operaciones Especiales (Special Operations Commandos)
(JUNGLA) Jungle
(GOES) Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Special operations group) (SWAT equivalent)
Department of Intelligence and Security
Special Police
Ministry of the Interior (Cuba)
Special National Brigade, abbreviated SNB[ 90] [ 91]
Cyprus Police
Police of the Czech Republic
Útvar rychlého nasazení [ÚRN/URNA] Rapid Reaction Unit, national police CT unit
Krajská zásahová jednotka – [KZJ] 8 regional police intervention units
Celní správa České republiky
Skupina operativního nasazení – [SON]
Rigspolitiet
Københavns Politi (Copenhagen Police Department)
GOE – Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Police)
GIR – Grupo de Intervención y Rescate (Police)
Ministry of Interior
Police and Border Guard Board
K-Commando (Special unit of the Central Crime Police)
Fiji Police Force
Police National Operations Support Unit[ 92] [ 93]
Police Special Response Unit (PSRU)[ 94] [ 95]
Police of Finland
National Police
Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion (RAID). RAID is composed of a central unit based in Bièvres (near Paris) and 13 regional branches named Antennes du RAID . The 13 Regional branches are located in metropolitan and overseas France and were formerly known as GIPNs .
Brigade anticommando (BRI-BAC). The Paris Police Prefecture (PP) anti-terrorism task force. It is activated in emergency situations. BRI-BAC is primarily composed of personnel from the Paris Police Prefecture Brigade de recherche et d'intervention (BRI-PP) (from the Judiciary Police directorate) with reinforcements from other PP units. Although the official name of the unit when activated is Brigade anticommando , it is often simply referred to by the press as BRI (which can be confusing as there are BRIs in each region of France). Groupes d'Intervention de la Police Nationale (GIPN) are tactical units of the French National Police based in large cities in metropolitan France and in French overseas territories.
In an emergency situation, BRI-BAC and RAID can also form a task-force called FIPN (Force d'intervention de la Police nationale ), under the command of the RAID commander.
Gendarmerie
Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN; "National Gendarmerie Intervention Group"). GIGN is composed of a central unit based in Versailles-Satory, near Paris and 14 regional branches based in metropolitan and overseas France which are known as Antennes du GIGN (AGIGN).
Pelotons spécialisé de protection de la Gendarmerie (PSPG). 20 units primarily dedicated to protecting the French civilian nuclear sites. Can be engaged as tactical units in a secondary role.
Helicopter support for GIGN and RAID
Groupe interarmées d'hélicoptères (GIH). A joint army/air force helicopter unit belonging to COS (Commandement des opérations spéciales : Special operations command). Its primary role is support of GIGN and RAID.
Ministry of Justice
Équipes régionales d'intervention et de sécurité (ERIS, "Regional Intervention and Security Teams"). Unit under the command of the carceral administration, formed partially by the GIGN, to intervene inside prison in case of particular events (riots, mutiny, evasion, terrorism).
Ghana Police Service
State Security Service of Georgia
Counterterrorist Center
Special Operations Center
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
Counter Intelligence Department[ 97]
Special Emergency and Situations Management Center[ 98]
Central Anti Crime Department[ 97]
Regional Special Task Divisions[ 97] [ 99]
Special State Protection Service (SSPS)
Federal
Bundespolizei (Federal Police)
Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Investigation Office)
Mobiles Einsatzkommando (MEK) – Mobile Deployment Force: primarily responsible for the investigation and apprehension of fugitives, also provides support for observation and arrests for the federal and state police
Auslands- und Spezialeinsätze (ASE) – Foreign and Special Deployments: Close protection unit for safeguarding members of the federal constitutional bodies when traveling to crisis areas, as well as their high-risk guests from abroad
Zollkriminalamt (Customs Criminal Investigation Office)
Feldjäger (Military Police)
Zugriffskräfte – Tactical Action Force
State
Greek Police
Greek Coast Guard
Special Operations Teams (OEA)
Guyana Police Force
Tactical Services Unit[ 100]
Haitian National Police
Le Groupe d'Intervention de la Police Nationale d'Haïti (GIPNH) – National Police Intervention Group
Icelandic Police
Víkingasveitin ('Viking Squad') – Special Operations Unit of the National Commissioner
Law Enforcement in India
Federal
Protective Service Unit
Indonesian National Police (POLRI )
Directorate General of Customs and Excise (Bea Cukai )
Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla )
Iranian Police
Iraqi Police
Garda Síochána (National Police)
Israel Police
Israel Border Police
Israel Prison Service
Israel Defense Force
Carabinieri (National Gendarmerie)
Polizia di Stato (State Civil Police)
Polizia Penitenziaria (Penitentiary Police )
Guardia di Finanza (Border and Financial Police)
Jamaica Constabulary Force
Security Bureaus of Prefectural police headquarters (supervised by the National Police Agency Security Bureau )
Criminal Investigation Bureaus of Prefectural police headquarters
Special Investigation Team (SIT) – Akita/Iwate/Ibaraki/Miyagi/Fukushima/Tochigi/Tokyo/Shizuoka/Aichi/Mie/Fukuoka/Nagasaki[ 111]
Special Security Response Team
Martial Arts Attack Team (MAAT) – Osaka[ 111]
Assault Response Team – Chiba[ 111]
Special Tactical Section – Saitama[ 111]
Special Investigation Section – Kanagawa[ 111]
Technical Special Team – Aomori[ 111]
Hostage Rescue Team – Hiroshima
Japan Coast Guard
Special Security Team (SST) – national-level maritime counter-terrorism teams
Special Riot Squads (特別警備隊 , Tokubetsu-keibi-tai, "Tokkei-tai" ) – regional-level riot control and special reaction teams
General Directorate Of Gendarmerie
GID
Recce special warfare Kenya
ATPU (Anti terror police Unit)
SOG (Special Organized Group)
RDU (Rapid Deployment Unit)
A.F SWAT (SAT-Special Assault Team)
Alpha (Elite police unit)
Kalkan (Special Armed Unit)
GSKN (Special Unit)
GSIN (Special Unit)
Shumkar (Special police unit)
Sher (Anti-terrorist special unit)
SOBR (Rapid response unit)
Korean National Police Agency (KNPA)
Special Operation Unit (SOU)
Seoul Metropolitan Police SOU – metropolitan area central SOU
Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police SOU
Gyeonggi Bukbu Provincial Police SOU
Incheon Metropolitan Police SOU
Busan Metropolitan Police SOU – Yeongnam area central SOU
Daegu Metropolitan Police SOU – inland area central SOU
Ulsan Metropolitan Police SOU
Gyeongbuk Provincial Police SOU
Gyeongnam Provincial Police SOU
Daejeon Metropolitan Police SOU
Chungbuk Provincial Police SOU
Chungnam Provincial Police SOU
Sejong City Police SOU – central area central SOU
Gwangju Metropolitan Police SOU
Jeonnam Provincial Police SOU
Gangwon Provincial Police SOU – Honam area central SOU
Jeonbuk Provincial Police SOU
Jeju Provincial Police SOU
Korea Coast Guard (KCG)
Sea Special Attack Team (SSAT)
Korea Coast Guard Region-Central SSAT
Korea Coast Guard Region-East SSAT
Korea Coast Guard Region-West SSAT
Korea Coast Guard Region-South SSAT
Korea Coast Guard Region-Jeju SSAT
Presidential Security Service (PSS)
Counter Assault Team (CAT)
ROK Military Police (MP)
Kuwait Special Force (Al Quwat Al Khasa )
Kuwait Swat team
State Police of Latvia
Special Tasks Battalion (Latvian : Speciālo Uzdevumu Bataljons ) former as Special Tasks Battalion "ALFA"
Counter-terrorist unit "OMEGA " (Latvian : Pretterorisma vienība "OMEGA ")
Lebanese Internal Security Forces Directorate
Landespolizei
Police Department
ARAS – Lithuanian Police Anti-terrorist Operations Unit (Lithuanian : Lietuvos policijos antiteroristinių operacijų rinktinė )
Mobile Squads – Lithuanian Public Police Tactical Support, Riot Control, and Crimesupression units (Lithuanian : Lietuvos viešosios policijos mobilus būrys )
State Border Guard Service
SPS "Perkūnas" – Special Purpose Unit "Perkunas " (Lithuanian : Specialios Paskirties Skyrius "Perkūnas" ) former as Special Purpose Squad (VSAT SPB)
Public Security Service
ORKA – Operative Reaction Counterattack Squad (Lithuanian : Viešojo Saugumo Tarnybos Operatyvus Kontratakos Būrys )
Dignitary Protection Service
Tactical Support Group – (Lithuanian : Vadovybės Apsaugos Tarnybos Taktinės Paramos Grupė )
Grand Ducal Police
Malagasy National Police
Rapid Response Team (UIR)[ 113]
Royal Malaysia Police
Malaysia Coast Guard
Other federal government agencies
Maltese Police
Rapid Intervention Unit (RIU) and Special Intervention Unit (SIU)
Guardia Nacional
National Police Agency (Mongolia)
Special Response Unit
SWAT
Rot-35 (Street and Lineage F1amily)
Internal Troops of Mongolia
Police Directorate of Montenegro
Sector for Combatting Crime
Special Operational Support Section
Special Purpose Police Sector
Counterterrorism Unit (PTJ)
Special Police Unit (PJP)[ 114]
Royal Gendarmerie
National Police
Bureau central des investigations judiciaire (B.C.I.J)
Myanmar Police Force
Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T)
Namibian Police Force
Nationale Politie (National Police)
Dienst Speciale Interventies (Special Intervention Service) – Collection of joint, on-call or part-time basis SWAT teams recruiting from police, military police and army (but falling under civilian police command). The Service consists of four Units:
Aanhoudings- en Ondersteuningsteams (Arrest and Support Teams) – High-risk arrests, protection of undercover police officers and secret agents and supporting investigation work.
Unit Interventie (Intervention Unit) – Small-scale high-risk operations, deployed in situations involving heavy firearms, explosions, hazardous substances and/or suicidal gunmen.
M-Squadron (Marine Intervention Unit), also known by the name of its main component, NLMARSOF – Large-scale counter-terrorism operations. Capable of land, air, amphibious, marine and submarine operations and responsible for operations in large aircraft and buildings and installations at sea. Called in when the Unit Interventie can no longer handle the situation, which makes it the ultimate special law enforcement unit of the Netherlands.
Unit Expertise en Operationele Ondersteuning (Expertise and Operational Support Unit) – Specialized teams. Police and army each provide one half of the snipers.
Dienst Bewaken & Beveiliging (Guard & Security Service) – VIP security, most notably the royal family , politicians and diplomats.
Mobiele Eenheid (ME) (Mobile Unit) – Part-time non-lethal riot police. When not deployed, officers serve as regular police.
Koninklijke Marechaussee (Royal Military Constabulary)
Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten (Special Protection Tasks Brigade) – Very high-risk arrests, infiltration and VIP security. Unlike the secret agents of the AIVD , its undercover police officers are allowed to carry weapons.
Bijstandseenheid (Support Unit) – Various SWAT duties and, most notably, serving as heavy riot police and internal security force cleared to use lethal force if necessary to restore public order.
Dienst Justitionele Inrichtingen (Custodial Institutions Agency)
Intern Bijstand Team (Internal Support Team) – Low-risk prison riot squads and backup teams for regular prison officers, available around the clock at every institution
Dienst Vervoer en Ondersteuning (Transport and Support Service) – In addition to the offices and training facilities of the Agency, also consists out of:
Landelijke Bijzondere Bijstandseenheid (National Special Support Unit) – High-risk prison riot, shakedown and evacuation unit. Also includes canine units and escorts for when prisoners have to go to hospitals.
Bijzonder Ondersteunings Team (BOT) (Special Support Team) – High-risk prisoner transport.
New Zealand Police
Armed Offenders Squad (AOS), Specialist part- time squads from the NZ Police that involve high risk duties and weapons outside the scope of general duties police.
Special Tactics Group (STG), Specialist full- time counter terrorism unit.
Policia Nacional-DOEP
Tácticas y Armas Policiales de Intervención y Rescate (TAPIR)
Departamento de Intervención Rápida (GIR)
Nigeria Police Force
Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) – counter terrorist unit
Rapid Response Squad (RRS)
Criminals Investigation Department (CID)
Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SACS)
Anti-Riot Squad
Nigerian Mobile Police Force
Anti-Bomb Squad.
State Security Service (Nigeria)
Department of State Security (DSS), VIP protection/counter terrorist
Norwegian Police Service
Macedonian Police
Special Anti-Terrorism Unit – "Tigers" (Специјална Антитерористичка Единица —Тигар )
Rapid Deployment Unit
Royal Oman Police
Federal agencies
Provincial agencies
National Police of Peru
Tactical Action Sub-Unit – (Sub-Unidad de Acción Táctica) SUAT[ 116]
Sinchis
Philippine National Police
Special Action Force [ 117]
SWAT
Regional Mobile Force Battalions (RMFB) in each Regional Police Offices.
District Mobile Force Battalions (DMFB) in each Police District under the National Capital Region Police Office .
Provincial Mobile Force Companies (PMFC) in each Provincial Police Office.
City Mobile Force Companies (CMFC) in City Police Offices in Major cities outside Metro Manila .
ABW
SOP
Policja
Straż Graniczna (SG)
Public Security Police
Special Police Unit (UEP)
Intervention Corps – riot control unit
Special Operations Group (GOE) – special tactical assault unit
Personal Security Corps – VIP protection unit
Center for Explosive Disposal and Subsoil Security (CIESS) – EOD and subsoil security unit
Cino-technical Operational Group – K9 unit
National Republican Guard
Intervention Unit (UI)
Special Operations Intervention Group (GIOE) – special tactical assault unit
Public Order Intervention Group (GIOP) – riot control unit
Protection and Rescue Intervention Group (GIPS) – Rescue and firefighting unit
Center for Explosive Disposal and Subsoil Security (CIESS) – EOD and subsoil security unit
Cino-technical Intervention Group (GIC) – K9 unit
Prison Guard
Cino-technical Operational Group – K9 unit
Intervention and Prison Security Group (GISP) – tactical intervention unit
Maritime Police
Tactical Actions Group (GAT) – special boarding unit
Forensic Diving Group – underwater forensic investigation unit
Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform
Police
Romanian Gendarmerie
Romanian Secret Service (SRI)
Center of Special Operations of the FSB [ 118]
Directorate "A" (Spetsgruppa Alpha )
Directorate "V" (Spetsgruppa Vympel )
Directorate "S" (Spetsgruppa Smerch )
Directorate "K" (Kavkaz – formerly Special Purpose unit for the city of Yessentuki )
Directorate "T" (Spetsgruppa Tavrida ) (Crimea , previously – 2nd service "SN" of FSB)
Special Arms Service
Foreign Intelligence Service [ 119] [ 120] [ 121]
Special Operations Department of Directorate Z (Zaslon )
Ministry of Internal Affairs[ 122]
National Guard of Russia
Ministry of Justice
Dozens of various independent detachments, such as OSN Saturn .
Federal Penitentiary Service OSNs:
Presidency of State Security
Ministry of Interior (Saudi Arabia)
Special Forces for Security and Protection
General Directorate of Public Security
Special forces of roads security
Hajj and Umrah special sorces
Diplomatic Security special forces
Singapore Police Force
Singapore Prison Service
Police Coast Guard
Senegal National Police
National Police Intervention Brigade[ 145]
Senegalese National Gendarmerie
National Gendarmerie Intervention Group
Seychelles Police Force
Public Order and Tactical Response Unit (POTRU)[ 146]
Slovak Police Force
Útvar Osobitného Určenia (UOU) Lynx commando – Special Designation Unit of the Presidium of Police, National Police Special Anti-Terrorist Unit[ 147]
Pohotovostný policajný útvar (PPÚ – 8 regional police intervention units)
Mobilná zásahová jednotka ÚHCP (Mobile intervention unit of border and foreign police)
Zásahová skupina NAKA (National Crime Agency Intervention group)
Finančná správa Slovenskej republiky
Jednotka služobných zákrokov Kriminálneho úradu finančnej správy (Intervention Unit of the Criminal Office of the Financial Administration)
Somali Police Force
South African Police Service
Special Task Force (STF)
National Intervention Unit (NIU) – This Unit of the South African Police Service respond to incidents of medium to high risk.
Tactical Response Team (TRT) a part of the South African Police Response services, respond to incidents medium to high risk situations. Tasked with follow up operations, Way-Lay Operations, Observation and Reconnaissance, battle craft rural and urban operations, support at ports of entry, cluster operations, land borne operations overt & covert ops.
Most of its members are now part of the parliamentary security team.
They also provide escorts of dangerous prisoners.
South African Police Service Riot Squad/Anti-Riot Squad/ Public Order Policing/Internal Stability Unit (POP/ISU)
Its members are highly trained in advance crowd control both French & Belgium tactics, medium to high risk operations
Guardia Civil (Spanish gendarmerie)
Unidad Especial de Intervención (UEI, Special Intervention Unit) – special forces unit for counter-terrorism and hostage rescue among other critical tasks.
Grupo de Acción Rápida (GAR, Rapid Action Group) – special forces unit formerly focused on counter-terrorism in rural areas, now multipurpose.
National Police Corps of Spain
Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO, Special Operations Group) – special forces unit for counter-terrorism and hostage rescue among other critical tasks.
Grupos Operativos Especiales de Seguridad (GOES, Special Operative Security Groups) – smaller SWAT-like teams throughout Spain.
Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalonian regional police)
Grup Especial d'Intervenció (GEI, Special Intervention Group) – Catalonian regional special unit similar to UEI and GEO.
Ertzaintza (Basque regional police)
Berrozi Berezi Taldea (BBT, Special Intervention Group) – Basque regional special unit similar to UEI and GEO.
Policía Foral (Navarrese regional police)
Grupo de Intervención Especial (GIE, Special Intervention Group) – Navarrese regional special unit similar to UEI and GEO.
Sri Lanka Police Service
Swedish Police Authority
Federal Office of Police (FedPol)
Cantonal (states) police
Royal Thai Police
Royal Thai Police Arintaraj 26 Special Operations Unit
Royal Thai Police Black Tiger Special Operations Unit
Royal Thai Police Burapa 491 Special Operations Unit
Royal Thai Police Crisis Response Team (CRT)
Royal Thai Police Counter Terrorism Special Operations Unit
Royal Thai Police Danthai 54 Special Operations Unit
Royal Thai Police Eagle 7 Special Operations Unit
Royal Thai Police Hanuman Special Operations Unit
Royal Thai Police Kumhang-Songkram Special Operations Unit
Royal Thai Police Long Range Surveillance Unit (LRSU)
Royal Thai Police Naresuan 261 Special Operation Unit
Royal Thai Police Pali 63 Special Operations Unit
Royal Thai Police Rajadej Special Operations Unit
Royal Thai Police Sayobpairee 43 Special Operations Unit aka NSB Commando
Royal Thai Police Siharaj 65 Special Operations Unit
Royal Thai Police SINGA Special Operations Unit
Royal Thai Police Thotsarot 491 Special Operations Unit
Royal Thai Police Yakkharajh 49 Special Operations Unit
Independent agencies
Ministry
National Police
Rapid Intervention Group of the National Police (GIPN)
Togolese National Gendarmerie
Special Intervention Unit of the Gendarmerie (USIG)[ 154]
General Directorate of Security
Turkish Gendarmerie
United Arab Emirates [ edit ]
Dubai Police Force
Firearms unit (with SFO or CTSFO)
National
Territorial police forces
Federal Law Enforcement Agencies
The federal law enforcement agencies in the United States have tactical units.
Independent Federal Agencies
State Police/Highway Patrol Agencies
The state police (state troopers) and highway patrols of the United States have tactical units.
Local Police/County Sheriff Agencies
The police departments and sheriff 's offices of thousands of towns, cities, and counties across the United States have tactical units, which are usually called Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) , Sheriff's Emergency Response Team, (SERT), or Emergency Response Team (ERT). Some examples are below.
National Police of Ukraine
Policía Nacional del Uruguay
Policía Nacional Bolivariana
Unidad de Operaciones Tácticas Especiales (UOTE)
Vietnam People's Public Security
Bộ Tư lệnh Cảnh sát Cơ động K20 (K20 Police Headquarters)
Vietnam Rapid Response Police (Cảnh sát Phản ứng nhanh ), also known as CS113 – Counter criminal police
Vietnam Special Criminal Investigation Police (Cảnh sát Hình sự Đặc nhiệm ) – Investigation of special criminal cases[ 160]
Special Security Forces
Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU)[ 161]
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)
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