Arrest unit

Evidence and arrest units (German: Beweissicherungs- und Festnahmeeinheiten lit.

Units for arrests and securing evidence, abbreviated BFE or BFHu) are special units of the German state police forces Landespolizei and the German Federal Police.

[1] These units were established in 1987 after the deaths of two police officers during the demonstrations against the expansion of Frankfurt Airport.

[3] Notable operations of BFE+ include high risk arrests in the course of investigations against a Syrian human trafficking network[4] or riot control during the 2017 G20 Hamburg summit.

[5] Due to their duties in dangerous environments, the BFE units are often equipped with special equipment which may include: The arrest units (German: Unterstützungskommandos, abbreviated USK) of the Police of the State of Bavaria wear special uniforms to distinguish themselves from the regular police units.

A BFE unit of the German Federal Police demonstrates an arrest during a police show in Hannover.
The BFE have favoured the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Mercedes-Benz Vito .
Uniform of member of an arrest unit of the Bavarian Police.