Special Task Force On Organised Crime (STAFOC) () was the specialized operation armed response units of the Royal Malaysia Police.

The comparable units of the RMP are the Pasukan Gerakan Khas and UNGERIN. The unit, along with STING and STAGG were disbanded as part of the reforms after the recent 2018 Malaysian General Election. Reports shows however, the unit members from all 3 task force were merged into a single department, Organized Crime Investigation Department, D14.

Organisation The organisation of special police forces was formed following the Home Ministry's meeting with the RMP on August 22, 2013, and formed on January 1, 2014, to meet the challenges of a more sophisticated and violent trend in organised crime. 400 personnel include officers, led by a Senior Assistant Commissioner (SAC) Dato' Razarudin Bin Hussain, will be equally divided and placed with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Narcotics Crimes Investigations Department (NCID). They operate on the concept of "Intelligence Led Policing and Aggressive Action on Organised Crime". They will focus on serious crimes including illegal syndicates, gangsterism, gambling, vice, human trafficking, prostitution and drug gangs.

Training Any police officer (men and women) handpicked from various departments is eligible to apply for service for STAFOC unit. They undergo training with the elite VAT 69 Commando and urban counter-terrorist division Unit Tindakhas (UTK).

Missions

October 4, 2014 – STAFOC is now involved in efforts to track down the suspects, believed to be Latin Americans, who masterminded the syndicate that hacked Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in the country. March 13, 2015 – A 27-year-old man, believed to be a triad member, was shot dead by STAFOC in a shootout in Lencongan Barat, Bandar Languna Merbok, Kedah. The suspect, K. Sujenthiran, believed to be a member of Gang 35, opened fire after a team attempted to get close to his black Proton Wira Aeroback before the officers returned fire in self-defense. Police recover the Czech-made of 9mm Luger semi-automatic handgun from the dead suspect. March 31, 2015 – Combined officers of STAFOC and Perak State CID shot dead three criminals. Two firearms were seized during the gunfight in Kampung Simee, Ipoh. Three suspects were highly dangerous and wanted for robbery in the city and its surrounding areas. While police tried to approach the suspects' car, they sped off and a chase ensued before the shootout. August 4, 2015 – STAFOC officers arrested three suspects of a human trafficking syndicate in an operation at Rawang, Selangor. Three pregnant women and a baby were rescued as a result of the raid. August 11, 2015 – Perak State Police Contingent, with the help of Bukit Aman STAFOC, raided a weapon storage site. They seized five shotguns and arrested 21 suspects from Egypt, Bangladesh, Myanmar and locals at Taiping, Perak. Police also seized 13 lorries and a stolen Hilux. August 11, 2015 – At 3:15pm, a team of officers and members of the Kedah CID D9, along with Bukit Aman STAFOC, arrested two suspects at a parking lot on Sungai Petani, Kedah. The arrest led to the seizure of a handgun, 17 9mm rounds, scythe, heroin, shabu, and various other drugs and weapons. Further investigation led to the seizure of two airsoft guns at a suspect's house. August 13, 2015 – Police busted a syndicate that dismantles stolen vehicles to be sold as spare parts on the global market at Trong, Perak. The raid was conducted by STAFOC and Perak CID arrested 22 men, which included ten foreigners and one Egyptian, suspected as the buyer of illegal spare parts. All suspects will be investigated under Section 379 Penal Code for theft. September 16, 2015 – STAFOC members were involved with investigating the whereabouts of Kevin Morais, a deputy public prosecutor who was kidnapped on 4 September. His body was found cemented in an oil drum along a secluded pathway at Persiaran Subang Mewah, USJ 1, Subang Jaya at 6am. October 15, 2015 – STAFOC team crippled a contract killing syndicate by arresting two men and seized four handguns at two separate arrests at Skudai, Johor. It is believed that the syndicate was closely linked to the Gang 21 secret society, which is also involved in other criminal activities such as drug dealing. With the successful arrest, it is possible that more arrests will be conducted soon. December 2, 2015 – STAFOC team were involved in assisting Gombak and Selangor CID teams in patrolling Persiaran Bukit Takun following a spate of robberies and house break-ins. A high speed car chase ensued and STAFOC returned fire when the occupants tried to shoot at them, killing one of the suspects. The driver managed to flee. July 14, 2016 – Police shot dead a suspect involved in the murder of four family members, including a 2 years old kid, in a shootout near Air Hitam, Penang. Initially police believed that the suspect had already left the island. Upon receiving a tip off, a STAFOC team deployed to investigate, which led to the gunfight, killing the suspect. July 16, 2016 – Police solved June 6th shooting case at Taman OUG which saw a real estate agent killed and her 8 year old seriously injured with the arrest of 8 suspect connected with the murder. STAFOC teams has built up the lead on all 8 suspects and arrested them, including the pistol used during the murder. February 3, 2016 – STAFOC teams arrested 34 members of Gang 36 syndicate in a raid dubbed Ops Cantas Khas, in which they confiscated 6 pistols, 1 rifle, bullets, and 10 kg of drugs. This seize also opened new leads on the murder of Royal Malaysian Custom's Deputy Director General, Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim. The Deputy D-G has served with the Customs for over 30 years, and has earned him the moniker "Mr Clean" and was murdered a year away from retirement at April 26, 2013. February 13, 2017 – A high-profile murder involving the estranged brother of North Korean premier, Kim Jong-Nam who were assaulted by two women at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (klia2). STAFOC was tasked to investigate the murder. The result was a Vietnamese women who was arrested on the next day, Đoàn Thị Hương, an Indonesian women who were arrested on the 16th February, Siti Aisyah, and a North Korean national Ri Jong-Chol, who is believed to have prepared the toxic used in the murder. STAFOC teams too were assigned to protect the mortuary where the body of Kim Jong-Nam were kept, escorted all suspects from prison to the courthouse, and during the deportation of Ri Jong-Chol. August 19, 2017 – Federal Police's Special Task Force on Organized Crime (STAFOC) deployed a team to Kedah to assist in investigation involving a murder of a cop. Meanwhile, Kedah Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is in the process to identify the suspect and initial report indicates that the suspect was formerly arrested under Prevention Of Crime Act (POCA), 2 years ago and are placed with Electronic Monitoring Device (EMD) to monitor the movement and were placed in exile. In the incident, Sub-Inspector Abu Hashim Ismail, 54, from Bukit Aman's Triad and Secret Societies Division (D7A) was killed after being shot while talking with the suspect at a house in Changloon, Kedah. The case is solved with the arrest of all suspect on August 25, 2017. The motive of the killing is likely due to Abu Hashim Ismail involvement in investigating an arms smuggling activity near the border. January 6, 2018 – Two suspected robbers were shot dead by police in a separate incidents in Cheras and Bandar Sunway. One of them is believed to be linked with a series of recent jewelry store heists in Negri Sembilan and Klang Valley. Federal police's Special Task Force on Organized Crime (STAFOC) and City police's Serious Crimes Division (D9) received information on a robbery suspect in Taman Connaught, Cheras. The team had instructed the suspect to stop the vehicle for inspection, and the suspect fired shot towards the police instead. The team responded and returned fire, killing the suspect. January 15, 2018 – Two armed robbery suspects were shot dead by police in the state of Malacca. Early report indicates that both suspect have 8 criminal cases committed at Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Johor. The modus operandi of the suspect is to wait for victims coming out from bank and rob them. They were believed to be scouting for location to conduct the robbery when STAFOC members spotted a suspicious car waiting alongside a stretch of road. When approached and requested to be identified, suspect opened fire, prompting the officers to retaliate, killing both suspect in the process. February 19, 2018 – A team of Bukit Aman's Special Task Force on Organized Crime (STAFOC) and Serious Crimes Division (D9) shot dead an armed robber on Johor, and solved six robbery case related to the suspect. It was reported that in the 10.50pm incident, a team from STAFOC and D9 were trailing the suspect in a car, and upon orders to stop the vehicle, the suspect rammed the police vehicle and fired several shots to the police team. Police returned fire and in the commotion, the suspect was shot dead. February 20, 2018 – STAFOC teams escorted 36 individuals from the notorious Gang 04 syndicate, which has been arrested in a special operation codenamed Ops Cantas Silver. The group has also been linked to the murder of a Datin in Taman OUG in 2016. They escorted all 36 suspects in 5 police vehicles, including 3 Black Maria and 2 trucks from the Perak Police's Contingent HQ. Police officers were seen setting up roadblocks leading to the courthouse as early as 8am to allow the convoy pass through smoothly. It was reported over more than 100 police officers were involved in crippling the gang, which led to the arrest of key persons in the group. April 10, 2018 – A nationwide crackdown on organized crime saw the arrest of 82 gangsters, including two people with titles of 'Datuk Seri' and 'Datuk'. Police seized weapons, cash, jewellery, vehicles and property worth RM3.2m during the operation, was launched on March 29. The arrests and seizures were made after 3 months of surveillance and intelligence gathering by the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur police contingents. They were assisted by officers from STAFOC, STAGG, and a team from Anti Money Laundering Act team. A total of 83 members of Gang 08 and Gang 18 were targeted during the operation, which were dubbed Operation Spider for Gang 08, and Operation Api Reload for Gang 18.

STING

Special Tactics and Intelligence Narcotics Group (STING) () are specialized to fight against organized drug lords as well as local and international drug smuggling syndicates. Formed January 30, 2014 and led by SAC Dato' Roslan Bin Wahid, an elite forces is made up of about 200 highly trained personnels (comprised 61 senior officers, 138 rank in files and one civil servants), and to date 60 of the best anti-narcotics officers, including 10 female officers, They will target the "sharks" of the drug trades, not a "small fry".

Formed on January 30, 2014, STING has given the police a big boost in the war against drugs in the country.

Missions

February 9, 2015 – Combined STING and Penang Narcotics Crime Investigation Department team discovered an illegal drug processing lab. They seized heroin, kafein, various chemicals and drug processing instruments at Lebuh Sungai Pinang, Penang. Three men and a woman aged between ages 35 and 57 were arrested at the condominium. The team seized 48.1 kilograms of heroin, 1.99 kilograms of syabu, and five luxurious cars owned by members of the syndicate, which included Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen Beetle, Mitsubishi Attrage and a Vespa type motorcycle, as well as cash worth over RM790,000. May 26, 2015 – The overall drugs seized were 40.36 kilogrammes, namely syabu (34.76 kg), ecstasy pills (5.6 kg) with chemicals and processing equipment, worth a total of RM10 million.