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I. Police Organizations

The National Police Agency (NPA), established under the Ministry of the Interior (MOI), is respon-
sible for national police administrative affairs; it commands and supervises nationwide police organi-
zations to carry out police missions.

The NPA’s subordinate departments along with their main duties are as follows:

1. Criminal Investigation Bureau: investigating and preventing crimes, implementing forensics.

2. Aviation Police Bureau: safeguarding the airports, conducting security checks, controlling traffic,
responding to emergencies, preventing disasters, and providing rescue.

3. National Highway Police Bureau: controlling traffic, responding to traffic accidents, enforcing traffic
regulations on national highways and designated expressways.
4. Railway Police Bureau: safeguarding national railways, investigating and preventing crimes.

5. Special Police First, Fourth and Fifth Corps: assisting local police departments in mass demonstra-
tions and major incidents.

6. Special Police Second Corps: safeguarding state-owned and particular enterprises, assisting in the
investigation of intellectual property right infringements.

7. Special Police Third Corps: preventing security-endangered imports and illegal exports, investigat-
ing smuggling events and other violations of the law.

8. Special Police Sixth Corps: ensuring the security of incumbent and former (vice) presidents, central
government departments and their directors, designated persons, foreign embassies and consulates
9. Special Police Seventh Corps: safeguarding state-owned and particular enterprises, assisting in the

conservation of national parks, forests and nature, the protection of the environment and water re-
sources, the investigation on food and drug safety, and the removal of dangers and hazards.

10. Keelung, Taichung, Kaohsiung and Hualien Harbor Police Departments: safeguarding the har-
bors, investigating crime, and assisting in disaster rescue.
11. Taiwan Police College: police education, on-the-job training, academic research and development.

12. Police Broadcasting Service: publicizing police work, improving communication between police
and citizens, providing live traffic news and other services for the general public.

13. Police Communication Office: assisting other police departments with regard to telecommunica-
tion affairs.

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