Special Task Force On Organised Crime | |
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Pasukan Tugas Khas Melawan Jenayah Terancang | |
Active | 1 January 2014–27 June 2019 |
Country | Malaysia |
Branch | Royal Malaysia Police |
Type | Police Tactical Unit |
Role | Domestic counter-terrorism and specialized law enforcement |
Size | 600 personnel |
Part of | Criminal Investigations Department |
Garrison/HQ | Bukit Aman Criminal Investigations Department, Kuala Lumpur |
Nickname(s) | STAFOC |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | SAC Dato' Razarudin Hussain |
Special Task Force On Organised Crime (STAFOC) (Malay : Pasukan Tugas Khas Melawan Jenayah Terancang) was the specialized operation armed response units of the Royal Malaysia Police.
The comparable units of the RMP are the Pasukan Gerakan Khas and UNGERIN. The unit, along with STING and STAGG were disbanded as part of the reforms after the recent 2018 Malaysian General Election. [1] Reports shows however, the unit members from all 3 task force were merged into a single department, Organized Crime Investigation Department, D14. [2]
The organisation of special police forces was formed following the Home Ministry's meeting with the RMP on August 22, 2013, and formed on January 1, 2014, to meet the challenges of a more sophisticated and violent trend in organised crime. 400 personnel include officers, led by a Senior Assistant Commissioner (SAC) Dato' Razarudin Bin Hussain, will be equally divided and placed with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Narcotics Crimes Investigations Department (NCID). [3] They operate on the concept of "Intelligence Led Policing and Aggressive Action on Organised Crime". They will focus on serious crimes including illegal syndicates, gangsterism, gambling, vice, human trafficking, prostitution and drug gangs. [4]
Any police officer (men and women) handpicked from various departments is eligible to apply for service for STAFOC unit. They undergo training with the elite 69 Commandos and urban counter-terrorist division Unit Tindak Khas (UTK).
Special Tactics and Intelligence Narcotics Group | |
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Pasukan Khas Taktikal dan Perisikan Narkotik | |
Active | 30 January 2014–27 June 2018; 9 years |
Country | Malaysia |
Branch | Royal Malaysia Police |
Type | Police Tactical Unit |
Role | Domestic counter-terrorism and specialized law enforcement |
Size | 200 personnel |
Part of | Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division |
Garrison/HQ | Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigations Department, Kuala Lumpur |
Nickname(s) | STING |
Commanders | |
Current commander | SAC Dato' Roslan Wahid |
Special Tactics and Intelligence Narcotics Group (STING) (Malay : Pasukan Khas Taktikal dan Perisikan Narkotik) are specialized to fight against organized drug lords as well as local and international drug smuggling syndicates. Formed January 30, 2014 and led by SAC Dato' Roslan Bin Wahid, an elite forces is made up of about 200 highly trained personnels (comprised 61 senior officers, 138 rank in files and one civil servants), and to date 60 of the best anti-narcotics officers, including 10 female officers, They will target the "sharks" of the drug trades, not a "small fry".
Formed on January 30, 2014, STING has given the police a big boost in the war against drugs in the country. [25]
Special Task Force for Anti-Vice, Gambling and Gangsterism | |
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Pasukan Khas Anti Maksiat, Perjudian dan Gengsterisme | |
Active | 7 December 2014–27 June 2018; 9 years |
Country | Malaysia |
Branch | Royal Malaysia Police |
Type | Police Tactical Unit |
Role | Domestic counter-terrorism and specialized law enforcement |
Size | 220 personnel |
Part of | Criminal Investigations Department |
Garrison/HQ | Bukit Aman Criminal Investigations Department, Kuala Lumpur |
Nickname(s) | STAGG |
Commanders | |
Current commander | DCP Dato' Mohd Rodwan Mohd Yusof |
Special Task Force for Anti-Vice, Gambling and Gangsterism (STAGG) (Malay : Pasukan Khas Anti Maksiat, Perjudian dan Gengsterisme) is a specialized unit tasked to target international and local underworld groups and gambling syndicates. The group joined the Special Tactics and Intelligence Narcotics Group (STING) and Special Task Force on Organised Crime (STAFOC), which were formed to bust drug rings and serious crimes. Formed on December 7, 2014, the squad comprised 61 senior officers, 139 rank in files and 20 civil servants, with Deputy Commissioner Dato' Mohd Rodwan Bin Mohd Yusof as its commander. [60] [61]
In 2018, 21 gambling syndicate operators have been detained under Prevention of Crime Act (POCA), and 34 operators in 2017 as part of Bukit Aman crackdown. Bukit Aman's Secret Societies, Gambling, and Vice Division (D7) alongside Special Task Force for Anti-Vice, Gambling and Gangsterism (STAGG) conducted over 18,541 raids and seized 90,139 gambling machines nationwide in 2017. Bukit Aman CID chief, Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Najmuddin added that police is facing an uphill battle with the advent of online gambling. He also mentioned some operators have a switch at their outlet that can convert gambling machines into normal computers in the event of a raid.
It is learnt that some illegal gambling machine center caretakers or personnels are given compensation by their bosses for getting detained. "The caretaker and his family will be taken care of during his incarceration", said a source. [62]
STAFOC/STING/STAGG members always operate in standard black or blue tactical uniforms worn by the other counter-terrorism forces. Fire retardant balaclavas are often used to protect their faces as well as protect their identities. Both units commonly use the standard American PASGT helmets or Marine Ops-Core helmets. These tactical vests are labelled with "POLIS" (meaning "POLICE" in Malays), or RMP insignia, to allow for easy identification.
The basic gear for every STAFOC/STING/STAGG officer is a standard sidearm and a submachine gun. STAFOC/STING/STAGG also uses other weaponry including rifles, sniper rifles, and even machine guns (in some units), depending on the situation.
Unlike in other police institutions, members are not bound to normal procurement policies and can order the equipment they feel the best for their mission.
The following are the common weapons used by STAFOC/STING/STAGG:
Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais, DPMP, was a Deputy Public Prosecutor for the Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). At first, he is filed as a missing person by his younger brother. STAFOC is directly involved in the investigation. Under STAFOC interrogations, the sixth accused revealed the locations of the body of Kevin Morais. [70] The case is still in court as in February 2018. [71]
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