Mobile Carabinier Squadrons
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The Mobile Carabinier Squadrons (Escuadrones Móviles de Carabineros in Spanish) (EMCAR) are specialised units of the Colombian National Police, part of its Operative Directorate. The mission of these mobile squadrons is to provide highway security, control traffic and prevent accidents. Among their objectives is to interact and socialize with civilians to create neighborhood watch and collaboration.
[edit] History
| Colombian National Police
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| History: |
| National Police History |
| Jean Marie Marcelin Gilibert |
| Ranks: |
| Officers |
| Executives |
| Enlisted |
| Directorates: |
| Operative Directorate |
| • Special Operations Commandoes |
| • Highway Police |
| • Mobile Carabinier Squadrons |
| • Mobile Anti-Disturbance Squadron |
| • Fiscal and Customs Police |
| Judicial Police Directorate (DIJIN) |
| Schools: |
| General Santander Academy |
Implemented during the presidency of Alvaro Uribe Velez, this unit was intended to support the democratic security plan, whose main obejective was to restore order and establish police presence in lawless towns and rural areas. They were a special rural police force that carried out counterinsurgency missions, frequently in conjunction with army units. Headquartered at the department and national territory capitals, the Carabineros were maintained in squadrons that were separate from those of the regular police; they wore distinctive uniforms and often traveled as mounted and/or motorized units.
[edit] Unit organization
The EMCAR were initially assembled by 62 Mobile Squadrons of Carabiniers between 2002 and 2006. A 150 man Carabinier Mobile Squadron is usually composed of 4 National Police Officers, 12 non-commissioned officers and 134 patrolmen or agents.
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