Special Enforcement Officer Special Enforcement Officers ( SEOs ) were elite police officers generally recruited from the ranks of the Sector Ranger s . They had wider arrest and detention powers which allowed them to cross sector boundaries in pursuit of a criminal . SEOs were generally experts at investigations , interrogation , and tracking and were remarkably observant . They were also characteristically highly intelligent and had a breadth of knowledge on a variety of topics . SEOs typically conducted undercover operations or investigated high profile cases and they were more independent than the regular Sector Rangers . Notable SEOs included Zanza Gata , a highly skilled inspector , and Narra Mesyne who conducted deep undercover operations . Overview . Special Enforcement Officers ( SEOs ) were the elite police officers with a wide jurisdiction who were drawn from the Sector Ranger s . They were generally experts at investigations , interrogation , and tracking and were remarkably observant . They were also characteristically highly intelligent and had a breadth of knowledge on a variety of topics that they were trained on would typically investigate high profile cases or conduct undercover ops . They also often specialized in anti - terrorist operations , hostage rescue and counter - espionage efforts . Because of their expanded jurisdiction , SEOs would sometimes lead teams of other Rangers dedicated to one or more of these particular types of crimes . Sometimes SEOs rubbed the regular Sector Rangers the wrong way when the SEO used his position took over a Ranger ' s investigations or pulled him off of his case to assist the SEO ' s own . Nevertheless , most Special Enforcement Officers were held in high regard and represented the ultimate goal for a Sector Ranger to eventually attain through years of service . The SEOs were typically more independent than the average Sector Ranger . As they focused more on large scale investigations and cases , SEOs would generally overlook smaller transgressions of the law to further their operations . As such many in the fringe had a great respect for the SEOs . They also often worked alongside Jedi , although most of them chafed at the Jedi ' s dwelling of the Force or refusal to get involved in certain types of cases . Because of his adventure possibilities many holodramas featured a SEO pursuing an adversary across the length and the breadth of the galaxy , perhaps driven by a personal involvement in the crime , or the fulfillment of some private passion . History . Both the Sector Rangers and the SEOs remained relatively independent from galactic politics , and so changed little from the Galactic Republic , through the Galactic Empire , and the New Republic . Only the governing body of the Rangers changed from the Republic Office of Criminal Investigations ( ROCI ) to the Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations ( IOCI ) . In 1 ABY , at the behest of Moff Landric , IOCI Director Jacen Corbit assigned Inspector Zanza Gata , an SEO to bring the art thief known only as the " Tombat " to justice . Director Corbit introduced Gata to a packed room of reporters in a press conference on Danteel during which Gata promised to hunt down the art thief . SEO Narra Mesyne was tasked with hunting down the Herglic criminal Kaylo NaKuda and bring him to justice . To do so she went undercover as a speeder bike racer . A string of victories followed , and Miraj rapidly became famous at The Pits . Many fellow racers were shocked to find she was a beautiful woman underneath the racing helmet . Using the blatant sexism that thrived in the swoop racer community to her advantage , she earned a reputation as a racer to beat and made headway into her investigation .