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Special Police Operations Group Grupo de Operaciones Policiales Especiales | |
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Motto | Actitud, Aptitud, Juicio y Disciplina[1] |
Agency overview | |
Formed | June 7, 1979 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Chile |
Operational structure | |
Parent agency | Carabineros de Chile |
Website | |
www.carabineros.cl |
The Grupo de Operaciones Policiales Especiales (GOPE) (English: Special Police Operations Group) is the police tactical unit of Carabineros de Chile which carries out high-risk police operations throughout the country, including location and tracking of bombs and explosives, bomb disposal, rescuing people or bodies from places of difficult access, anti-crime raids, and clashes.[1] GOPE is a special force of military uniformed police, as stipulated in the Constitutional Act of Carabineros.