- Cuerpo de Fuerzas Especiales
- Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Mexico)
- Special Operations Group
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- Federal Police (Mexico)
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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. In August 2022, the National Guard formed a new tactical unit called Fuerza Especial de Reacción e Intervención (FERI).
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
Belgium: FN SCAR
Belgium: FN F2000
Italy: Beretta ARX-160
Israel: IWI Tavor
USA: M4 carbine
Grenade launcher
USA: M203 grenade launcher
South Africa: Milkor MGL
Machine guns
Germany: Heckler & Koch MG4
USA: Browning M2
Israel: IWI Negev
SMG
Germany: Heckler & Koch MP5
Germany: Heckler & Koch UMP
Germany: Heckler & Koch MP7
Sniper rifle
USA: Barrett M82
USA: Barrett M98B
USA: Remington 700
Germany: DSR-50
Shotguns
USA: Remington 870
Italy: Benelli M4
Pistols
Germany: Heckler & Koch USP
Germany: Walther P99
USA: Smith & Wesson Model 686
Belgium: FN Five-seven
Italy: Beretta PX4 Storm
Italy: Beretta 92
References
External links
Official website (in Spanish) Archived 2002-08-08 at the Library of Congress Web Archives