The Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (GOPES) ( en, Special Operations Group) was the tier 1 police tactical unit of the
Federal Police
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Jurisdiction
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of Mexico.
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:
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GAFE
The Mexican Special Forces Corps ( es, Cuerpo de Fuerzas Especiales) are the special forces battalions of the Mexican Army. Formerly the Special Forces Airmobile Group ( es, Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales) or GAFE, the SF corps has six ...
* : Marine Airborne Battalion of the
Mexican Navy
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GEO
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AFEUR
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RAID
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Attack
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FAMS
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Because of the natur ...
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BOPE
Firearms
; Assault rifle
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FN SCAR
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FN F2000
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Beretta ARX-160
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IMI Tavor
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M4 carbine
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The M4 is extensively ...
;Grenade launcher
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M203 grenade launcher
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Milkor MGL
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;Machine guns
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Heckler & Koch MG4
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Browning M2
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IMI Negev
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;SMG
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Heckler & Koch MP5
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Heckler & Koch UMP
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Heckler & Koch MP7
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;Sniper rifle
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Barret M82
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Also called the Light Fifty (due to its chambering of ...
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Barret M98B
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Remington 700
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DSR-50
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Design and features
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;Shotguns
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Remington 870
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Benelli M4
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;Pistols
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Heckler & Koch USP
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History
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Walther P99
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Smith & Wesson Model 686
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FN Five-seven
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Beretta PX4 Storm
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Beretta 92
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External links
Official website (in Spanish)
{{Mexican Drug War
Non-military counterterrorist organizations
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Federal law enforcement agencies of Mexico