Law enforcement in Spain
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Law enforcement in Spain is carried out by numerous organizations, with different duties and jurisdictions. Police officers in Spain are permanent public servants, who uphold public safety and complia
"Casa Cuartel", a type of police station, from the Civil Guard in Sarria.
National Police Mounted Unit during a National Day parade.
Policía Nacional patrol vehicle.
Policía Nacional officers and motorbike.
Civil Guard (Spain)
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The Civil Guard is one of the two national law enforcement agencies of Spain. As a national gendarmerie, it is military in nature and is responsible for civil policing under the authority of both the
Law enforcement in Spain
…duties of urban areas policing, judicial investigations, documentation expedition and immigration enforcement. It is formed by about 73.000 officers. Guardia Civil (Civil Guard) is the national gendarmerie force responsible for rural areas policing, firearms and explosives control; traffic policing on intercity…
First ever photograph taken of a Guardia Civil, somewhere between 1855 and 1857 in Reinosa, Spain.
Column of Guardias Civiles during the 1934 Asturian Revolution, Brañosera
The Spanish Civil Guard patrol ship Rio Segura moored in Dakar, Senegal, during the counternarcotics and proliferation exercise Saharan Express on March 8, 2014.
Guardia Civil's CASA CN235 surveillance aircraft