title: Law enforcement in Denmark
text: # Law enforcement in Denmark
  
  Law enforcement in Denmark is handled by a number of organisations, under the resort of various ministries:
  
  * Ministry of Justice:
     * Police of Denmark, common law enforcement
     * Rigspolitiet, specialised police enforcement
        * Politiets Aktionsstyrke, police special response unit
     * Politiets Efterretningstjeneste, national security and intelligence service
  * Tax Ministry:
     * SKAT, tax, customs and border authority
  * Ministry of Defence:
     * Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste, military intelligence and foreign intelligence service
     * Danish Military Police, police enforcement within Danish military
     * Danish Home Guard Police Branch, simple enforcement on behalf of either the Police of Denmark or Danish Military Police
  * Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries:
     * The Danish Food Administration [dk], inspection of food handling companies
     * The Danish Fisheries Directorate [dk], inspection of fishing vessels in Danish waters
  