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  2. Law enforcement in Spain - Wikipedia

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    Law enforcement in Spain. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Mossos d'Esquadra - Wikipedia

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    Mossos d'Esquadra. 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 Catalonia. They trace their origins back to squads formed in 1719.

  5. Civil Guard (Spain) - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Guard (Spanish: Guardia Civil; [ˈɡwaɾðja θiˈβil]) is one of the two national law enforcement agencies of Spain. As a national gendarmerie, 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. [ 2 ][ 3 ] The role of the Ministry of ...

  6. Ertzaintza - Wikipedia

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    Ertzaintza Headquarters in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The Ertzaintza (Basque: [erts̻aints̻a], English: Public Guard or People's Guard) is the autonomous police force for the Basque Country, largely replacing the Spanish Policía Nacional (National Police) and Guardia Civil (Civil Guard). An Ertzaintza member is called an ertzaina (IPA: [erts̻aɲa]).

  7. Grupo Especial de Operaciones - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Municipal police (Spain) - Wikipedia

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    Municipal police (Spain) Guàrdia Urbana Barcelona police officer. In Spanish towns and cities, the Policia Municipal (Municipal Police), also known as the Policia Local or Guardia Urbana, is a police force organized at the municipal level. [1] From 2010 to 2015 Spain has between 61,867 and 66,400 local police officers distributed among all the ...

  9. Policía Foral - Wikipedia

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    The Chartered Police of Navarre (Spanish: Policía Foral de Navarra, Basque: Nafarroako Foruzaingoa) is the autonomous police force for the chartered autonomous community of Navarre in Spain, largely replacing the Spanish Policía Nacional (National Police) and Guardia Civil (Civil Guard). It operates across the Community, and was founded from ...