State Intelligence Service The
Albanian State Intelligence Service (
Shërbimi Informativ Shtetëror, SHISH) is the primary
intelligence agency of
Albania and provides the necessary information from disclosure and
counter-intelligence on national security issues. It is specialized in the prevention of security threats that come from within the state or not. The agency it is under the authority of
Prime Minister's Office.
Prisons Police The
Albanian Prisons Police (
Policia e Burgjeve) is an attached agency of the
General Directorate of Prisons of Albania, under the authority of
Ministry of Justice, which operate the Albanian
prison system as
corrections officers. The police is responsible for the supervision, safety, and security of prisoners in a prison, jail, or similar form of secure custody. It ensures the security of Albanian prisons, keeping unauthorized people out and preventing escape by prisoners. It also maintains order inside prisons, handles the transportation of inmates to and from prison and to court or medical appointments, and manages work and education programs for inmates.
Forestry Police The
Forestry Police (
Policia Pyjore) it is a
law enforcement agency under the authority of the
Ministry of Environment. The body specialized in defending
Albanian
agroforestry heritage,
safeguarding the environment and landscape. It complied with the fulfillment of security services as well as the control of the territory, with particular reference to
rural and
mountainous areas. The Forestry Police inspectors during the execution of the service, have the same status as the
State Police and
Judiciary Police. The Forestry Police have as primary role to safeguarding the wooded areas, but also have other numerous and varied institutional tasks, which is part of a wider context of protection of the environment and the territory, human health,
animal protection,
flora and landscaping, conservation
biodiversity. It is also charged to protect the
Albanian National Parks;
marine protected areas and
protected areas. Some of important duties of the Forestry Police are: • Controls the implementation of the law on forests, pastures, protected areas, wild flora and fauna, hunting activities and other activities carried out in the national forest fund by private and public entities, and proposes the revocation of licenses when subjects act in violation of the relevant law; • Prevents, detects and fights damage, occupation, abuse, alienation, desecration and degradation of forests and forest land, violation of uncontrolled interventions in the forestry fund and in the natural environment; • Organizes work on prevention and extinction of fires on protected areas, in cooperation with
Fire and Rescue service and
General Directorate of Civil Emergencies; • Prevents and takes measures in the cases of illegal exploitation and trading of wood material, crime in the forestry sector, pastures, protected areas and forests with special function, wild flora and fauna, medicinal, aromatic and ethereal herbs, forest and non-forest products of national forests fund, as well as any other activity contrary to the law; ==Local law enforcement agencies==