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  2. National Police Corps (Spain) - Wikipedia

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    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 CNP is mainly responsible for policing urban areas, whilst rural policing is generally the responsibility of the Civil ...

  3. Law enforcement in Spain - Wikipedia

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    Law enforcement in Spain is carried out by numerous organizations, not all of which operate in the same areas. The Guardia Civil (Civil Guard) is the national gendarmerie force and therefore has a military status. It patrols the entire national territory (including highways and ports), except for those areas that belong to the National Police ...

  4. Civil Guard (Spain) - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Guard (Spanish: Guardia Civil; [ˈɡwaɾðja θiˈβil]) is the oldest law enforcement agency in Spain and is one of two national police forces. As a national gendarmerie force, it is military in nature and is responsible for civil policing under the authority of both the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Defence.

  5. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    Anda. An Urdu language word meaning egg, for the pure-white uniform of traffic police in urban Pakistani areas like Karachi. Askar/Askari. A Somali term meaning “soldier” which is often used by Somali immigrants to the United Kingdom to refer to police. It is commonly used by rappers in UK drill. Aynasız.

  6. Mossos d'Esquadra - Wikipedia

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    mossos.gencat.cat. 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 the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. They trace their origins back to squads formed in 1719.

  7. Police ranks of Spain - Wikipedia

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    The Police ranks of Spanish police officers denote the position of a given officer in the police hierarchy in Spanish police forces. National Guardia civil NATO code ...

  8. National Police of Colombia - Wikipedia

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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.

  9. Grupo Especial de Operaciones - Wikipedia

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    Website. https://www.lawebdelgeo.es. The Grupo Especial de Operaciones ( GEO, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxeo]; 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.