The State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Latin: Državna agencija za istrage i zaštitu, SIPA Serbian Cyrillic: Државна агенција за истрагу и заштиту, СИПА) is the official state police agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] SIPA is under the direct administration of the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Essentially, it is Bosnia and Herzegovina's equivalent to the American SWAT or the Russian SOBR.