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They answer to their respective autonomous governments. The Basque province of Alava retains Spain's oldest police force, the Miñones de Álava ("Minions"), founded in 1793. Although now an integral division of the Basque Ertzaintza, it answers to the provincial government of Álava.
The National Police Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo Nacional de Policía, CNP; [ˈkweɾpo naθjoˈnal de poliˈθi.a]; also known simply as the National Police, Policía Nacional) [1] is the national civilian police force of Spain.
The Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO, Spanish pronunciation:; English: Special Group of Operations, GEO), is the police tactical unit of Spain's National Police Corps. [1] The GEO has response capabilities and is responsible for VIP protection duties, as well as countering and responding to terrorism.
The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈmosuz ðəsˈkwaðɾə]; English: Police Squad), also known as the Policia de la Generalitat de Catalunya and informally as Mossos, is the autonomous police force in Catalonia. They trace their origins back to squads formed in 1719.
The Guardia Civil as a police force, has had additional tasks given to it in addition to its traditional role. The Spanish Civil Guard patrol ship Rio Segura moored in Dakar, Senegal, during the counternarcotics and proliferation exercise Saharan Express on March 8, 2014. It is the largest police force in Spain, in terms of area served.
The disaster, which has prompted the central government to deploy 10,000 troops and police officers, has killed over more than 200 people in Valencia, with further deaths in Castilla-La Mancha and ...
During the raid, police found 20 million euros, or around $21.1 million, in cash hidden in the walls and ceilings of the couple's home in Alcala de Henares, a town of around 195,000 inhabitants ...
A £10,000 reward is being offered for information about a father and son who are suspected of being murdered after disappearing in Spain five years ago.. Daniel Poole and Liam Poole, then aged 46 ...