The General Investigations and Special Operations Division , mainly known with its acronym DIGOS, is an Italian law enforcement agency

Law enforcement agency

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, charged with investigating sensitive cases relating to terrorism

Terrorism

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, organized crime

Organized crime

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 and serious offences such as kidnapping

Kidnapping

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 and extortion

Extortion

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It is a special operative division of State Police

Polizia di Stato

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, territorially organized in provincial branches in every office responsible for police force (called Questura) and is dependent to the Police Prevention Central Directorate , which is part of the Public Security Department of the Interior Ministry

Italian Minister of the Interior

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