investigation, and during the hiring process. The forensic identification unit is responsible for collecting, preserving and analyzing evidence for police investigations. The national weapons enforcement support team (NWEST) is a joint unit shared between the RCMP and other police forces throughout the country, including the HRP. They focus on the illegal movement of weapons within Canada. General investigations section The general investigations section is an integrated unit of HRP and RCMP officers. They are responsible for investigating all cases of robbery, break and enter and auto theft. This unit also investigates cases of arson, serious assault, and firearms complaints. Special enforcement section The special enforcement section is an integrated unit of HRP and RCMP officers. The drug section is in charge of enforcing the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Primary focus is on street and mid-level drug trafficking, and also help with federal drug investigations. Drug awareness is also a priority for this section. The combined forces intelligence unit is responsible for investigating organized crime. In addition to HRP and RCMP officers, this unit includes members of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The vice unit investigates crimes of morality, such as gambling, prostitution, and pornography. This unit also investigates missing persons. The port investigation unit is responsible for patrolling the lakes in HRM. The unit is also partners with the coast guard and the ports harbourmaster to patrol the Halifax Harbour, Bedford Basin, and Northwest Arm. The unit consists of about 20 HRP officers who patrol on jet skis and a Boston Whaler. The Digital Forensics Unit is responsible for assisting the Fraud and Internet Child Exploitation units in gathering evidence to support their investigations. Fleet There are 233 vehicles of which 118 are marked vehicles and 115 are unmarked. These include cruisers, SUVs, vans, 12 motorcycles, four boats, a mobile command vehicle, six ATVs, and a forensics vehicle. The HRP also utilizes five radar trailers, four utility trailers, and a bomb trailer. Other responsibilities Since 2011, the Halifax Regional Police are not responsible for bylaw enforcement for the HRM - pesticides, noise, smoking, dangerous and unsightly premises, sidewalk snow and ice removal, and curbside solid waste. International policing Three members made history in 1999. They were the first officers from a municipal force from Atlantic Canada to serve on a United Nations peacekeeping force in Kosovo. Since then, 17 other HRP officers have served on peacekeeping missions in East