RENEA

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Department of Neutralization of Armed Elements Reparti i Eleminimit dhe Neutralizimit të Elementit të Armatosur
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Abbreviation	RENEA
Motto	Tueri vitam cum nostram ipsorum vitam Protect life with our own life
Agency overview
Formed	November 12, 1982 (re-organized in 1990)
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Albania
Operations jurisdiction	Albania
General nature	Local civilian police
Specialist jurisdiction	Counter terrorism, special weapons operations. Protection of internationally protected persons, other very important persons, and/or of state property of significance.
Operational structure
Agency executive	Classified, Commander
Parent agency	Albanian State Police
Notables
Significant operation	2014 Lazarat drug raid 1997 Safeguarding The Monetary and Gold Reserves of the National Bank and other financial institutions
Award	Golden medal of the eagle
Website
www.asp.gov.al

The Department of Neutralization of Armed Elements (Albanian: Reparti i Neutralizimit të Elementit të Armatosur) commonly known by its acronym RENEA,^[1] is the main Albanian counter-terrorist and critical incident response unit. The force was constituted in the early 1990s in response to the growing crime levels in the country after the fall of communism. RENEA's responsibilities are rescue operations, hostage situations, counter-terrorism and response to particularly violent forms of crime. Since 1990, the unit has lost four men in action and more than forty wounded. Their skills are highly regarded and well thought-of inside Albania and in the West, they are reported to have one of the highest OPTEMPOs (frequency of deployments) in all of Europe and they have been trained by GSG 9.^[2]