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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.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell during a visit to Colombia greeted by a Colombian National Police patroller. To prevent this situation the institution began a process of change focusing on reinvigorating the values and principles of the institution mostly led by General Rosso Jose Serrano. Colombia's problems were demanding a strong ...
Support Police Units needs that imply high risks tasks. Instruct special operations classes to different Police units, Military units or any other international or national organization requiring it. Serve as an advising organization to the Operative Directorate of the Colombian National Police on issues regarding insurgency and organized crime.
General William René Salamanca Ramírez, Director General of the Colombian National Police, said 130 officers from various police departments are part of the search team looking for Díaz’s ...
On January 15, 1977 the Center for Criminal Investigations is created and later restructured under the name Central Directorate of the Judicial Police and Intelligence (DIJIN). In the year 2000 the DIJIN is reassigned to be under the command of the Colombian National Police (previously under the National Defense Ministry) and becomes a Directorate.
This is a subtle yet important distinction, both in terms of emphasizing the civil nature of the National Police, but also adapting the national police to function as a paramilitary force which can perform military duties as a result of the Colombian Conflict. This has led to some of the most important police units adopting military training ...
A car-bombing attack at a military base near the Colombia-Venezuela border led to murder plot ... assisted by the FBI legal attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá and the Colombian National Police.
The Directorate for Citizens Security or Dirección de Seguridad Ciudadana is a branch of the Colombian National Police, currently led by Operative Director Brigadier General Luis Alberto Gómez, controls strategic police services in cities, metropolitan areas, police departments and decentralized units.. It was formerly known as the Direccion ...