National Police of Uruguay
The National Police of Uruguay is a national and institutional police force of the Republic of Uruguay, founded on December 18, 1829. 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.
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:- National Directorate of Police Education
- National Aviation Directorate of the National Police
- National Directorate of Gender Policies
- National Directorate of Police Health
- National Directorate of Police Assistance and Social Security
- National Fire Department
- National Rehabilitation Institute
- National Directorate of Support for the Released
- National Directorate of Civil Identification
- National Directorate of Migration
- National Highway Police Directorate
- National Scientific Police Directorate
- Directorate of Investigations of the National Police
- General Directorate for the Fight against Organized Crime and INTERPOL
- General Directorate for the Repression of Illicit Drug Trafficking
- National Directorate of Information and Intelligence
- National Directorate Republican Guard
Equipment
Ground vehicles
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Austria
United States