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Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Mexico)

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Country
  
MEX Mexico

Type
  
Special Forces

Nickname(s)
  
GOPES

Branch
  
Policia Federal

Size
  
Classified

Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Mexico)

Role
  
Domestic CT and law enforcement

The Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Special Operations Group, GOPES) are the operative tactical group of the Federal Police of Mexico.

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Specialization

Their mission is to carry out a variety of operations such as:

  • Hostage rescue
  • Apprehension of highly dangerous criminals
  • Counter-narcotics
  • counter-terrorism
  • Fight organized crime

    • It has 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

    • Firearms

    Assault rifle
  •  Belgium: FN SCAR
  •  Belgium: FN F2000
  •  Italy: Beretta ARX-160
  •  Israel: IMI Tavor
  •  USA: M4 carbine
  •  Mexico: FX-05 Xiuhcoatl
    • Grenade launcher
  •  USA: M203 grenade launcher
  •  South Africa: Milkor MGL
    • Machine guns
  •  Germany: Heckler & Koch MG4
  •  USA: Browning M2
  •  Israel: IMI Negev
    • SMG
  •  Germany: Heckler & Koch MP5
  •  Germany: Heckler & Koch UMP
  •  Germany: Heckler & Koch MP7
    • Sniper rifle
  •  USA: Barret M82
  •  USA: Barret 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

    Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Mexico) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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