Carabinieri Specialist Units Division
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The Carabinieri Specialist Units Division (Italian: Divisione Unità Specializzate Carabinieri) is the Carabinieri formation, established in 2001, dedicated to the performance of specialist police activities and the support to Territorial Organization and consisting of highly qualified personnel working with Ministries for the safeguard of socially sensitive issues.
Carabinieri Specialist Units Division | |
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Divisione Unità Specializzate Carabinieri | |
Active | 1 February 2001-present |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Carabinieri |
Type | Gendarmerie |
Role | Specialist police |
Part of | Specialists and Mobile Units Command |
Garrison/HQ | Rome |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Gen. D. Claudio Vincelli[1] |
The Division, which directly depends on the Mobile and Specialists Units Command "Palidoro", directs, controls, and coordinates its own units, which carry out tasks related to the protection of Italian artistic heritage, to the currency protection, to the protection of Italian embassies abroad, to the health protection, to the labour policing, to Bank of Italy needs, to the Carabinieri forensics police services. In addition, the Division provides Carabinieri air support.[2]