Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Mexico)
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Grupo de Operaciones Especiales | |
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Country | Mexico |
Agency | Policia Federal |
Type | Police tactical unit |
Role | |
Abbreviation | GOPES |
The Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (GOPES) (English: Special Operations Group) was the police tactical unit of the Federal Police of Mexico.
In October 2019, the Federal Police were disbanded with personnel and equipment transferred to the newly formed National Guard.[1] In August 2022, the National Guard formed a new tactical unit the Fuerza Especial de Reacción e Intervención (FERI).[2][3]
Specialization
Their mission was to carry out a variety of operations such as:
- Counter-narcotics and drug cartels
- Counterterrorism
- Executive protection
- Fight organized crime.
- Hostage rescue
- Raiding for search and capture high-value targets.
- Serving highly arrest dangerous criminals and search warrants.
- Subduing suspects and engaging heavily-armed criminals.
- Suppress insurgents in all terrains by infiltrating air, land, and water.
It had 87 members, divided into groups of 8 to 12 operators.
Training
The GOPES is a well-trained force which took courses from the following forces:
- Mexico: GAFE
- Mexico: Marine Airborne Battalion of the Mexican Navy
- Spain: GEO
- Colombia: AFEUR
- France: RAID
- USA: FAMS
- Brazil: BOPE
Firearms
- Assault rifle
- Grenade launcher
- Machine guns
- SMG
- Sniper rifle
- Shotguns
- Pistols
- Germany: Heckler & Koch USP
- Germany: Walther P99
- USA: Smith & Wesson Model 686
- Belgium: FN Five-seven
- Italy: Beretta PX4 Storm
- Italy: Beretta 92
References
- ^ Vincenteno, David (30 September 2019). "Este 1 de octubre arranca la liquidación de Policía Federal" [This October 1 starts the liquidation of Federal Police]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Guardia Nacional pasa revista de entrada a la Fuerza Especial de Reacción e Intervención (FERI)" [National Guard reviews entry to the Special Reaction and Intervention Force (FERI)]. Guardia Nacional (Press release) (in Spanish). 16 August 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ Frías, Diana (5 December 2022). "Guardia Nacional hace oficial creación de Fuerza Especial de Reacción e Intervención" [National Guard makes official creation of Special Reaction and Intervention Force]. XeVT (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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