The Brigades de Recherche et d'Intervention (Research and Intervention Brigades, BRI), often called "Anti-Gang Brigades", are elite police specials units of the French

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 Ministry of the Interior (Ministère de l'Intérieur).

They are specialised in very serious cases of robbery, or hostage kidnappings for the BRI of the Préfecture de Police de Paris (BRI-PP). They typically attempt to catch offenders in the act after monitoring their activities for some time.

The units have very modern equipment and are also in charge of collecting and archiving data about banditry.

Trivia

• The BRI-PP (BRI of Paris) is featured in the 2004 film 36 Quai des Orfèvres (film)
  36 Quai des Orfèvres (film)
  36 Quai des Orfèvres is a 2004 French film directed by Olivier Marchal and starring Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Depardieu. The film takes place in Paris, where two cops are competing for the vacant seat of Chief of Police while involved in a search for a gang of violent thieves...
  
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See also

• Brigade de répression du banditisme
  Brigade de répression du banditisme
  The Brigade de Répression du Banditisme of Paris is an elite special police unit of the French Ministry of the Interior . It is in charge of armed robberies, burglaries and scams, and art thefts...
  
  
• Brigade Régionale d'Enquête et de Coordination
• Unité de coordination de la lutte anti-terroriste
  Unité de coordination de la lutte anti-terroriste
  The Co-ordination unit of the fight against terrorism is a French organization consisting of representatives from all active branches of the National Police....
  
  
• Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités
  Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités
  The Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités or in English, VIP Protection Service, is a unit within the French National Police which is responsible for the protection of French and Foreign dignitaries and the provision of technical security support...
  
  
• Unité mobile d'intervention et de protection de la Préfecture de Police

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