The Bureau of Sig, Spice and Slavery, often called S3, functioned as an intelligence and analysis law enforcement agency within the Galactic Republic. Established many centuries before the Clone Wars began with the outbreak against the Confederacy of Independent Systems, its primary function involved analyzing weapons, spice, and slaves seized during arrests made by the Republic Security Force. This analysis aimed to track their origins and build a comprehensive criminal database. However, because of widespread corruption in the Galactic Senate, S3 experienced significant reductions in personnel, funding, and resources for several decades.
Rise of the Separatists, a supplementary roleplaying book for the Star Wars Roleplaying game, released by Fantasy Flight Games in 2019, referenced the Bureau of Sig, Spice and Slavery.