Federal Preventive Police

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agencyname = Federal Preventive Police
nativename = Policía Federal Preventiva
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abbreviation = PFP
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preceding1 = Mexican army's 3d Brigade of the Military Police (Tercera brigada de policía militar)
preceding2 = Federal Highway Police (Policía Federal de Caminos)
preceding3 = Fiscal Police (Policía Fiscal Federal)
preceding4 = Interior Ministry's Investigation and National Security Center (Centro de Investigación y Seguridad Nacional)
employees = 10,699 (2000)
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country = Mexico
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website = [http://www.ssp.gob.mx/portalWebApp/appmanager/pfp/desk?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pfp_page_2&nodo=99682&pbname=,pfp_banner,pfp_contador&displayPage=pfp_page http://www.ssp.gob.mx/] (Spanish)
footnotes = The Federal Preventive Police (Spanish "Policía Federal Preventiva") or PFP, is the uniformed federal police force of Mexico. The agency is directed by the Secretary of Public Security. Typically, PFP officers are heavily armed and clad in fatigues. It was created by the merger of several other federal police agencies (the Federal Highway Police, the Fiscal Police, a Military Police Brigade and an Interior Ministry intelligence unit). On account of its heavily armed agents, its culture, and its origins, the PFP may be considered a gendarmerie.

History and Organization

The Federal Preventive Police was created in 1998 by the initiative of President Ernesto Zedillo (1994-2000) to prevent and combat crime throughout the country. The PFP has been assuming its authority in stages over time, as its budget has grown and it has combined and reorganized police departments from major agencies such as those for migration, treasury, and highways. Many large bus stations and airports in Mexico are assigned a PFP detachment. Investigation of federal crimes is handled by Federal Investigations Agency, the Mexican equivalent of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

In 2000, the PFP had 10,699 officers or staff:
* 4,899 from the Mexican army's 3d Brigade of the Military Police ("Tercera brigada de policía militar")
* 4,000 from the Federal Highway Police (Policía Federal de Caminos)
* 1,500 from the Fiscal Police (Policía Fiscal Federal)
* 600 from the Interior Ministry's Investigation and National Security Center (Centro de Investigación y Seguridad Nacional) - Mexican intelligence agency.

Equipment

tandard Weaponry

* Heckler & Koch G36
* Heckler & Koch MP5
* Heckler & Koch G3
* Heckler & Koch UMP
* Heckler & Koch USP
* Heckler & Koch MSG90
* M4 Carbine
* Glock pistol

Helicopters

*Mi-17/8's
*UH-60 Black Hawk
*MD 500

Aircraft

*Boeing 727-200

pecial Forces

*GOPES

ee also

*Attorney General of Mexico ("Procuraduría General de la República")
*Crime in Mexico
*Drug Cartel
*Federales
*Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Mexico)
*Los Zetas
*Rurales

References

* [http://www.lawg.org/countries/Mexico/police_guide.htm Federal Police Forces]
* [http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1025&context=usmex Police Forces in Mexico]

External links

* [http://www.ssp.gob.mx/portalWebApp/appmanager/pfp/desk?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pfp_page_2&nodo=99682&pbname=,pfp_banner,pfp_contador&displayPage=pfp_page Federal Preventive Police official site] - Spanish only
* [http://govpdcars.fateback.com/mexfed.html Photos of PFP cars]