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       Nacionalna policija broji oko 25.00 pripadnika koji su locirani po gradovima i naseljima širom zemlje, sa garnizonima u Ashgabatu, Gyzylarbatu i Dashhowuzu. Uloga policije se uglavnom svodi na održavanje javnog reda i mira te neke administrativne poslove kao što su kontrola unutrašnjeg kretanja, izdavanja viza strancima te registriranje stranih gostiju. Na nacionalnom nivou primarni su im zadaci sigurnost te sprečavanje ilegalne trgovine (droga i druge robe) kao i borba protiv organiziranog i međunarodnog kriminala. Istrage krivičnih djela su u nadležnosti tužiteljskih ureda diljem zemlje.

      Ministarstvo nacionalne sigurnosti MNB (Türkmenistanyň Milli howpsuzlyk ministrilgi) je obavještajna agencija vlade Turkmenistana. Sastavljena je uglavnom od bivših pripadnika KGB-a preostalih nakon raspada Sovjetskog saveza, a i dužnosti su im uglavnom ostale iste. KNB i Nacionalana policija su pod jurisdikcijom Ministarstva unutarnjih poslova. KNB je do 2002. godine imao naziv KNB – Komitet za nacionalnu sigurnost.

      The national police force, estimated to include 25,000 personnel, is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The force is located in cities and settlements throughout the country, with garrisons in Ashgabat, Gyzylarbat, and Dashhowuz. Police departments do not have an investigative function in Turkmenistan; that role is filled by the procurator's offices in Ashgabat and other cities (see Criminal Justice, this ch.). The police role is confined to routine maintenance of public order and to certain administrative tasks such as controlling the internal passport regime, issuing visas for foreign travel, and registering foreign guests. At the national level, the primary security concerns are prevention of trafficking in drugs and other illegal commodities, and combatting organized and international crime.

      The Ministry for National Security or MNB (Türkmenistanyň Milli howpsuzlyk ministrilgi) is an intelligence agency for the government of Turkmenistan. It is composed largely of the remnants of KGB organs left over after the collapse of the Soviet Union; its functions remain largely the same as well. The KNB and the national police force are under the direction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Until 2002 was known as KNB - The Committee for National Security.