▁Ass ist ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Investig ation ▁Department ▁( C ID ) ▁in ▁major ▁criminal ▁cases . ▁ ▁Con duct ing ▁safety ▁protection ▁to ▁local ▁VI P s ▁and ▁foreign ▁visitors ▁if ▁may ▁be ▁de emed ▁necessary . ▁ ▁Other ▁respons ib ilities ▁as ▁directed ▁by ▁the ▁Ins pect or - General ▁of ▁Police ▁and ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Ins pect or - General ▁of ▁Police . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁same ▁derivative ▁and ▁standing ▁order , ▁the ▁official ▁local ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁unit ▁is ▁' Unit ▁T ind ak has '. ▁U T K ▁has ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁roles ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁helping ▁other ▁branch ' s ▁duties ▁in ▁large ▁and ▁serious ▁cases . ▁ ▁The ▁tact ics ▁and ▁organisation ▁of ▁the ▁U T K ▁are ▁primarily ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁G SG - 9 , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁difference ; ▁U T K ▁oper atives ▁operate ▁mostly ▁in ▁plain - cl oth es ▁and ▁also ▁perform ▁under cover ▁miss ions . ▁With ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 0 ▁members , ▁the ▁U T K ▁is ▁deployed ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁host age ▁taking , ▁kid n apping , ▁terror ism ▁and ▁ext ort ion . ▁The ▁group ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁secure ▁locations , ▁neutral ise ▁targets , ▁track ▁down ▁fug it ives ▁and ▁sometimes ▁conduct ▁sni per ▁operations ▁and ▁esc ort ing ▁and ▁protect ing ▁top ▁leaders ▁and ▁VI P s . ▁U T K ▁operators ▁are ▁trained ▁with ▁urban ▁operations , ▁air bor ne ▁operations , ▁and ▁under water ▁operations ▁ ▁In