The border police are soldiers, why are they under the control of the public security department?

Because the border guards are implementing the establishment of the people's police.

The Chinese People's Armed Police Frontier Force (CAPF Frontier Force) is an important armed law enforcement force deployed by the state in coastal areas and border ports, and it belongs to the Ministry of Public Security.

The public security frontier troops are equipped by the people's police, the public security frontier corps of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, the public security frontier detachment of border and coastal areas (cities, prefectures and leagues), the public security frontier brigade of counties (cities and banners) and the coastal township frontier police station;

Border public security checkpoints are set up on the main roads leading to the border management areas in the mainland, and coastal police detachments and brigades are set up, and border checkpoints are set up at open ports.

Extended data:

The main responsibilities of the border guards:

1. Border management in border coastal areas;

2. Maritime security management and fishermen management in border coastal areas;

3. frontier inspection and supervision of entry-exit personnel and means of transport;

Four, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao border patrol alert, Beibu Gulf maritime border patrol supervision;

5. Foreign border defense cooperation;

Six, to prevent and combat all kinds of illegal crimes in coastal areas along the border, and to have jurisdiction over criminal cases that occur at sea;

Jurisdiction over organizing others to cross the border (frontier), transporting others to cross the border (frontier), stealing the border (frontier) and destroying boundary markers and boundary markers, as well as cases of smuggling, selling, transporting drugs and smuggling drugs in border management areas and coastal areas.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Chinese People's Armed Police Force Frontier Force