The Federated States of Micronesia's National Police (commonly referred to as the FSM National Police) is the small national

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force of the

Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia (; abbreviated FSM) is an island country in Oceania. It consists of four states from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosraethat are spread across the western Pacific. Together, the states comprise a ...

and is a division of the FSM Department of Justice.

Role

The FSM National Police is specifically mandated to enforce fishery laws, the Controlled Substance Act, the Weapons Control Act, Search and Rescue, protection of government officials and visiting foreign

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, and laws that are national in nature or crimes against the government. Other functions include medical evacuation, assistance in disaster relief operations, emergency communications and technical support and training state law enforcement agencies. The National Police is managed and administered from its headquarters at the capital,

Palikir Palikir () is the capital city of the Federated States of Micronesia located in the western Pacific Ocean. A town of slightly under 5,000 residents, it is part of the larger Sokehs municipality, which had a population of 6,647 , out of the nati ...

. The Maritime Wing, an integral unit of the National Police, is situated at the dock in Dekehtik, Pohnpei. The Federated States of Micronesia also have state police departments for

Kosrae Kosrae ( ), formerly known as Kusaie or Strong's Island, is an island in the Federated States of Micronesia. The State of Kosrae is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia, and includes the main island of Kosrae and a few near ...

, Pohnpei, Chuuk, and Yap, as well as municipal departments for

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Sapwuahfik Sapwuahfik, formerly Ngatik, or the Raven Islands is a atoll of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is a village and municipality of roughly 430 people on a land area of in the state of Pohnpei. Geography It is located southwest of the m ...

Sokehs Sokehs is a village and municipality on the main island in the state of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. It is the location of Palikir, the federal capital. The namesake Sokehs Peninsula is located north of the main island. Education P ...

and U on Pohnpei; Polle, Fono, Losap,

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and Tol in the Chuuk chain; and

Tafunsak Tafunsak (formerly transliterated as Tahfuhnsahk) is the largest settlement on the island of Kosrae in the Federated States of Micronesia. Its population was 2,457 at the 2000 census. This includes Walung, which had been incorporated into the mun ...

on Kosrae. The Federated States of Micronesia has provided police officers to the

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since March 2006. Federated States of Micronesia Police officer Kelly Samuel is contingent commander of the FSM police serving as part of RAMSI's Participating Police Force (PPF). The Chuuk Department of Public Safety acting director is Jimmy Emilio, the Pohnpei DPS director is Benito Cantero, the Pohnpei police chief is Kerley Araceley, and the Pohnpei Division of Correction and Rehabilitation chief is Yoster Donre.

Maritime Wing

Equipment

Police ranks

;Officer ranks ;Other ranks

References

External links

* *https://web.archive.org/web/20070927143530/http://www.fsmnationalpolice.org/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20070928014054/http://www.ramsi.org/node/21 *http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2007/August/08-23-06.htm *https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003157/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=71601 *https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003431/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=71640 *http://www.isiservicescorp.com/mjcpatch.html {{Oceania topic, Law enforcement in Politics of the Federated States of Micronesia Law of the Federated States of Micronesia