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The National Police of Colombia (Spanish: Policía Nacional de Colombia) is the national police force of the Republic of Colombia.Although the National Police is not part of the Military Forces of Colombia (Army, Navy, and Aerospace Force), it constitutes along with them the "Public Force" [3] and is also controlled by the Ministry of Defense.
The Colombian National Police was established by Law 90 of 1888 to be under government orders and as a dependency of the then Ministry of Government with the intention to function as a Gendarmerie force for Bogotá.
They consist of the Colombian Army, the Colombian Navy and the Colombian Aerospace Force. The National Police of Colombia, although technically not part of the military, is controlled and administered by the Ministry of National Defence, and national conscription also includes service in the National Police, thus making it a de facto ...
Colombian National Police Special Operations Command (Spanish: Comando de Operaciones Especiales, COPES) is a subdivision of the Colombian National Police under the Directorate for Citizens Security. This Special Operations unit functions as a Quick reaction force (QRF) for Police operations and as a permanent training field for personnel.
National Police of Colombia [1] No insignia: Sargento Mayor: Sargento Primero: Sargento Vice Primero: Sargento Segundo: Cabo Primero: Cabo Segundo: Dragoneante: Agente:
General Santander National Police Academy (or Escuela General Santander de la Policia Nacional in Spanish) is the main educational center for the Colombian National Police. The academy functions as a university for the formation of its force.
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's armed forces have restarted operations against leftist rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN), Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez said on Monday. The decision to ...
The Directorate of Carabineers and Rural Security of the National Police of Colombia supervises the Mounted Police, or Carabineros Corps, a rural paramilitary police force resulting from the 1993 reform to patrol and maintain public order in conflict zones and in the national parks. [1]