Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Mexico)

Grupo de Operaciones Especiales
Grupo de Operaciones Especiales
Country	Mexico
Agency	Policia Federal
Type	Police tactical unit
Role	Counter-terrorism; Law enforcement;
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, 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:

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

USA: Remington 870
Italy: Benelli M4

Pistols

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.

External links

Official website (in Spanish) Archived 2002-08-08 at the Library of Congress Web Archives

[1] 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.

[2] "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.

[3] 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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