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National Police of Uruguay

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National Police of Uruguay
Policía Nacional de Uruguay
National Police of Uruguay coat of arms.png
National Police Coat of Arms
Flag of the National Police of Uruguay.svg
Common namePolicía Nacional
Motto"De tu lado"
"On your side"
Agency overview
FormedDecember 18, 1829 [1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency Uruguay
Operations jurisdictionUruguay
Governing body Cabinet of Uruguay
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Montevideo, Uruguay
Officers30.000 (2015) [2]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Website
www.minterior.gub.uy

The National Police of Uruguay is a national and institutional police force of the Republic of Uruguay, founded on December 18, 1829. [5] It depends on the Executive Power through the Ministry of the Interior. Its assigned responsibility is to ensure compliance of laws in its population and to prevent crimes. [6]

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Creation

On December 18, 1829, the Constitutional and Legislative Assembly of the Eastern State created the office of Political Chief in each of the nine departments. Standing as Political and Police Chief in the whole national territory, Colonel Don Ignacio Oribe.

Structure

The Director of the National Police is the fourth in command in the Ministry of the Interior. The following police units depend on the National Police Directorate: [7]

Equipment

Ground vehicles

Highway patrol van (Policia Caminera) Base de Operaciones Movil 2020.jpg
Highway patrol van (Policía Caminera)
Peugeot 301 patrol vehicle Peugeot301PoliceUruguay2.png
Peugeot 301 patrol vehicle
Peugeot 301 patrol vehicle (back view) Peugeot301PoliceUruguay1.png
Peugeot 301 patrol vehicle (back view)

Commonly used vehicles:

VehicleOriginTypeIn service
Hyundai Starex Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea TransportUnknown
Toyota Hilux Flag of Japan.svg Japan Patrol
Nissan Navara
Fiat Siena [8] Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Peugeot 301 [9] Flag of France.svg France
Chevrolet Sail Flag of the United States.svg United States
Mitsubishi Mirage (LA MY15)Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Mitsubishi L200
JAC Refine S2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China

Motorcycles

Commonly used motorbikes:

VehicleOriginTypeIn service
KTM Adventure [10] Flag of Austria.svg Austria PatrolUnknown

Aircraft units

The unit's current inventory includes the following: [11] [12]

AircraftOriginTypeIn service
Robinson R66 Flag of the United States.svg United States Policing4
Cessna 182 1

Weapons

Uruguayan police officer in the daily work uniform Policeofficeruruguay32.png
Uruguayan police officer in the daily work uniform

Firearms used by the National Police in its different departments: [13]

WeaponOriginTypeUser
Glock 17 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Semi-automatic pistol Standard issue
Glock 19
Heckler & Koch USP Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Heckler & Koch MP5 Submachine gun
PP19-02-Vityaz SN Flag of Russia.svg Russia Republican Guard
IWI Tavor X95 Flag of Israel.svg Israel
Remington 870 Flag of the United States.svg USA Shotgun Standard issue
AK101 Flag of Russia.svg Russia Assault rifle National Guard
AK103 Republican Guard
M4 carbine Flag of the United States.svg USA
Heckler & Koch PSG1 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Sniper rifle Standard issue

Uniform

The daily work uniform consists of dark blue cloth combat pants with a dark blue shirt or a long-sleeved button-down shirt, black boots, a plain baseball cap with the national police logo and the bulletproof vest on top. Officers may also wear a reflective vest or winter jacket that says "police" on the back. [14]

Other equipment

Some officers also have body cameras. [14]

References

  1. "187º Aniversario de la Policía Nacional".
  2. "Uruguay: País con más policías por habitantes". March 19, 2015.
  3. "Autoridades".
  4. "Autoridades".
  5. Interior, Ministerio del. "187º Aniversario de la Policía Nacional" [187th Anniversary of the National Police]. Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  6. "Ley N° 19315". Centro de Información Oficial. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  7. "Direcciones Nacionales".
  8. Interior, Ministerio del. "Nuevas unidades". Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  9. Interior, Ministerio del. "Ministerio del Interior adquirió 70 patrulleros". Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  10. Interior, Ministerio del. "Ministerio del Interior adquirió nuevas motos para la Policía Nacional". Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  11. InfoDefensa, Revista Defensa. "La Policía de Uruguay recibe su cuarto helicóptero Robinson". Infodefensa - Noticias de defensa, industria, seguridad, armamento, ejércitos y tecnología de la defensa (in Spanish). Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  12. Interior, Ministerio del. "El Ministerio del Interior presentó un nuevo helicóptero". Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  13. Interior, Ministerio del. "Por la renovación: vestimenta y equipamiento adecuado para la Policía". Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  14. 1 2 Interior, Ministerio del. "Ministerio del Interior adquirió 300 nuevas cámaras corporales" [Ministry of the Interior acquired 300 new body cameras]. Ministerio del Interior (in European Spanish). Retrieved July 29, 2022.
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