Research and Intervention Brigade
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The Research and Intervention Brigades, commonly abbreviated BRI (French: Brigades de Recherche et d'Intervention), often called "Anti-Gang Brigades", are elite police special units of the French Ministry of the Interior (Ministère de l'Intérieur).
They specialise in very serious cases of robbery or hostage kidnappings for the BRI of Paris (BRI-PP). For hostage kidnapping, the BRI-PP is supported by specialised units of the Préfecture de police and is nicknamed BRI-BAC ("Brigade Anti-Commando" Counter-commando Brigade) or "BRI en formation BAC". They typically attempt to catch offenders in the act after monitoring their activities.
The units have very modern equipment and are also in charge of collecting and archiving data about banditry.
BRI teams were recently filmed by Sky Television during the November 2015 Police raids in Saint Denis with DJI Drones used for remote surveillance of the terrorists apartment and surrounding areas.
Trivia
- The BRI-PP (BRI of Paris) is featured in the 2004 film 36 Quai des Orfèvres.
- The BRI-PP were involved in the Porte de Vincennes siege in January 2015.
- The BRI-PP were instrumental in the siege of the Bataclan in the November 2015 Paris attacks.
See also
- Brigade de répression du banditisme
- Unité de coordination de la lutte anti-terroriste
- Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion (RAID)
- Service de Protection des Hautes Personnalités
External links
La brigade de recherche et d'intervention
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