Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Mexico)
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The Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (GOPES) (Template:Langx) was the police tactical unit of the Federal Police of Mexico.
In October 2019, the Federal Police were disbanded, and its personnel and equipment were transferred to the newly formed National Guard.[1] In August 2022, the National Guard formed a new tactical unit called 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:
- Template:Country data Mexico: GAFE
- Template:Country data Mexico: Marine Airborne Battalion of the Mexican Navy
- Template:Country data Spain: GEO
- Template:Country data Colombia: AFEUR
- Template:Country data France: RAID
- Template:Country data USA: FAMS
- Template:Country data Brazil: BOPE
Firearms
- Assault rifle
- Template:Country data Belgium: FN SCAR
- Template:Country data Belgium: FN F2000
- Template:Country data Italy: Beretta ARX-160
- Template:Country data Israel: IWI Tavor
- Template:Country data USA: M4 carbine
- Grenade launcher
- Machine guns
- Template:Country data Germany: Heckler & Koch MG4
- Template:Country data USA: Browning M2
- Template:Country data Israel: IWI Negev
- SMG
- Template:Country data Germany: Heckler & Koch MP5
- Template:Country data Germany: Heckler & Koch UMP
- Template:Country data Germany: Heckler & Koch MP7
- Sniper rifle
- Template:Country data USA: Barrett M82
- Template:Country data USA: Barrett M98B
- Template:Country data USA: Remington 700
- Template:Country data Germany: DSR-50
- Shotguns
- Pistols
- Template:Country data Germany: Heckler & Koch USP
- Template:Country data Germany: Walther P99
- Template:Country data USA: Smith & Wesson Model 686
- Template:Country data Belgium: FN Five-seven
- Template:Country data Italy: Beretta PX4 Storm
- Template:Country data Italy: Beretta 92
References
External links
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