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| Central Security Task Group | |
|---|---|
| Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza (Italian) | |
 Official Insignia | |
| Active | 1978 - present |
| Country |  Italy |
| Agency | Polizia di Stato |
| Type | Police tactical unit |
| Role | |
| Part of | Direzione Centrale della Polizia di Prevenzione[1] |
| Motto | "Sicut Nox Silentes"[2] Silent as the Night |
| Abbreviation | NOCS |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Antonino Giralda Basile |
| Notable commanders | Andrea Mainardi
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The Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza (NOCS) (English: Central Security Task Group) is the police tactical unit of the Polizia di Stato, one of Italy's national police forces. It operates under the command of the Direzione Centrale della Polizia di Prevenzione (English: Central Directorate for the Anti-Terrorism Police).[1][3]
- ^ a b "Investigations". Polizia di Stato. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "GIS and NOCS: Italy's Law Enforcement Counterterrorism Units". 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Il Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza (Nocs)". Ministero dell'interno (in Italian). 5 January 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2018.