Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Mexico)
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| Grupo de Operaciones Especiales | |
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| Country |  Mexico |
| Branch | Policia Federal |
| Type | Police tactical unit |
| Role | Air assault Close-quarters combat Counter-narcotics Counter-terrorism Hostage rescue Law enforcement Special operations |
| Size | Classified |
| Nickname(s) | GOPES |
The Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (GOPES) (English: Special Operations Group) was the police tactical unit of the Federal Police of Mexico.
Specialization[]
Their mission was to carry out a variety of operations such as:
- Hostage rescue
- Arrest of highly dangerous criminals
- Counter-narcotics
- Counter-terrorism
- Fight organized crime
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:
Mexico: GAFE- Mexico: Marine Airborne Battalion of the Mexican Navy
Spain: GEO
Colombia: AFEUR
France: RAID
USA: FAMS
Firearms[]
- Assault rifle
- Grenade launcher
- USA: M203 grenade launcher
South Africa: Milkor MGL
- Machine guns
Germany: Heckler & Koch MG4- USA: Browning M2
Israel: IMI Negev
- SMG
- Sniper rifle
- 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
External links[]
Categories:
- Non-military counter-terrorist organizations
- Special forces of Mexico
- Federal law enforcement agencies of Mexico