Puerto Rico SWAT

The Puerto Rico Special Weapons and Tactics is the SWAT division of the Puerto Rico Police that intervenes in hostage rescue situations, operations against snipers, search and arrest dangerous fugitives, and support of other police units.^[1] The division was formed in 1979 as a reaction to the Munich massacre since Puerto Rico was close to hold the 1979 Pan American Games,^[2] and is ascribed to the Puerto Rico Joint Forces of Rapid Action, which is another division within the Puerto Rico Police.

References

↑ "Sección S.W.A.T. (Special Weapons and Tactics)" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Police. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
↑ "Historia SWAT" (PDF) (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Police. Retrieved December 30, 2012.

Puerto Rico Police

Divisions	FURA Highway Patrol SWAT

Posts	Superintendent

Law enforcement in Puerto Rico

Agencies	Commission on Safety and Public Protection Department of Justice FEI FURA Municipal Police National Guard Natural Resources Ranger Corps Police

Posts	Adjutant General Attorney General Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection FEI Secretary of Justice Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police

Emergency and disaster management in Puerto Rico

9-1-1 Commission on Safety and Public Protection FEMA Firefighters Corps FURA Government Board of the 9-1-1 System Medical Emergencies Corps National Guard Natural Resources Ranger Corps Police State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management

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