The Tamaulipas State Guard (), previously known as the Tamaulipas Force (), is a state agency of

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Tamaulipas Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities. It is located in nor ...

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. It operates public safety services. It is a division of the Secretariat of Public Safety of Tamaulipas ().

History

Police academy

The state police academy is located in Colonia Benito Juárez in

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Prisons

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II * CERESO Reynosa * CERESO Tula * CERESO Victoria

Equipment

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* Ford F-150 *

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https://x.com/SSP_GobTam/status/1759292302478995543?t=zYPnq1X0WO0NqcgWw5Iqgg&s=19 Armored Vehicles * Oshkosh SandCat * Black Mamba

References

External links

Tamaulipas Department of Public Safety
* CNN Wire Staff.

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. December 18, 2010.
Former Tamaulipas State Police website - Archived version
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State police agencies of Mexico