Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Mexico) explained

Unit Name:	Grupo de Operaciones Especiales
Country:	Mexico
Agency:	Policia Federal
Type:	Police tactical unit
Role:	Counter-terrorism Law enforcement
Abbreviation:	GOPES
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The Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (GOPES) (en|Special Operations Group) was the police tactical unit of the Federal Police of Mexico.

In October 2019, the Federal Police were disbanded, and its personnel and equipment were transferred to the newly formed National Guard.^[1] In August 2022, the National Guard formed a new tactical unit called Fuerza Especial de Reacción e Intervención (FERI).^{[2] [3]}

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:

• Mexico: GAFE
• Mexico: Marine Airborne Battalion of the Mexican Navy
• Spain: GEO
• Colombia: AFEUR
• France: RAID
• United States: FAMS
• : BOPE

Firearms

Assault rifle

• Belgium: FN SCAR
• Belgium: FN F2000
• Italy: Beretta ARX-160
• Israel: IWI Tavor

Grenade launcher

• United States: M203 grenade launcher
• South Africa: Milkor MGL

Machine guns

• Germany: Heckler & Koch MG4
• United States: Browning M2
• Israel: IWI Negev

SMG

• Germany: Heckler & Koch MP5
• Germany: Heckler & Koch UMP
• Germany: Heckler & Koch MP7

Sniper rifle

• United States: Barrett M82
• United States: Barrett M98B
• United States: Remington 700
• Germany: DSR-50

Shotguns

• United States: Remington 870
• Italy: Benelli M4

Pistols

• Germany: Heckler & Koch USP
• Germany: Walther P99
• United States: Smith & Wesson Model 686
• Belgium: FN Five-seven
• Italy: Beretta PX4 Storm
• Italy: Beretta 92

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)

Notes and References

1. News: Vincenteno . David . Este 1 de octubre arranca la liquidación de Policía Federal . 24 March 2023 . Excélsior . 30 September 2019 . This October 1 starts the liquidation of Federal Police . Spanish.
2. Guardia Nacional pasa revista de entrada a la Fuerza Especial de Reacción e Intervención (FERI) . Guardia Nacional . 24 March 2023 . 16 August 2022 . National Guard reviews entry to the Special Reaction and Intervention Force (FERI) . Spanish.
3. News: Frías . Diana . Guardia Nacional hace oficial creación de Fuerza Especial de Reacción e Intervención . XeVT . 24 March 2023 . 5 December 2022 . National Guard makes official creation of Special Reaction and Intervention Force . Spanish.