National Police of Paraguay

The National Police of Paraguay (Spanish: Policía Nacional del Paraguay, PNP) is the main law-enforcement agency in Paraguay, operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is responsible for ensuring the internal security of the nation.

National Police of Paraguay
Policía Nacional del Paraguay
AbbreviationPNP
Agency overview
FormedMarch 8, 1843
Preceding agency
  • Asunción Police Department
Employees30,000[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
Constituting instrument
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersAsunción
Appointed minister responsible
  • Dr. Juan Ernesto Villamayor, Minister of Internal Affairs
Agency executives
  • General Commissioner Director Bartolomé Gustavo Báez López., Commander
  • General Commissioner Director Luis Pablo Cantero Vázquez., Deputy Commander
Parent agencyMinistry of Internal Affairs
Public Force (Fuerzas Pública) 
Facilities
PolicingsHelipuerto Polica Nacional
Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (until 2010)
Notables
Anniversary
  • March 8
    August 20
Award
  • Order of the Fatherland
Website
Policía Nacional – Paraguay
The Himno de la Policía Nacional del Paraguay is the official song and march of the PNP.

Brief History

The first Paraguayan Police force was established in 1843, then known as the Asunción Police Department under the leadership of Pedro Nolazco Fernández. In 1992, Paraguay's government ratified a new constitution, which put policing duties under the newly formed National Police (Policia Nacional), which came under the interior ministry. In 2010, the PNP established a new aviation unit, called the Unidad de aviación (Aviation Unit), which operates helicopters to support of policing operations in the air.[2]

Mission

The PNP is an institution with permanent high precedence in the constitution, with the mission of protecting life, preserving public order, and security and integrity of people. It is designed to guarantee individual and social development, as well as the achievement of the harmonious coexistence of the inhabitants of Paraguay, through the execution of coordinated, efficient and transparent actions.[3]

Organization

The National Police is directed by the General Commissioner Director, assisted by the deputy General Commissioner Director for the General Directorates. It is composed of many training institutions, armed units, and general directorates, all under the auspices of the police command headquarters in the capital.[4][5][6]

Training institutes
  • Asuncion Police Academy
  • General José Eduvigis Díaz Police Academy
  • Sergeant Assistant José Merlo Sarabia Police College
  • Remberto Giménez Apprentice School
  • School of Physical Education
  • Institute of Criminalistics

Improvement institutes
  • School of Police Strategy
  • School of Chiefs and Police Advice
  • School of Professional Specialization
  • School of Application for NCOs

General Directorates
  • General Directorate of Human Talent
  • General Directorate of Prevention and Security
  • General Directorate of Criminal Investigation
  • General Directorate of Police Intelligence
  • General Directorate of the Higher Institute of Police Education
  • General Directorate of Police Justice
  • General Directorate of Administration and Finance
  • General Directorate of Police Health

Technical Support Directorates
  • Crime investigation Department
  • Economic Department
  • Anti-narcotics Department
  • Department of Communications
  • Automotive Control Department
  • IT Department
  • Department of Identifications
  • Judicial Department
  • Department of Family
  • Legal Assistance Department
  • Anti-kidnapping Department
  • Intelligence Department
  • Anti-terrorism Department

Tactical Support Directorate
  • Specialized Group
  • Special Police Operations Forces (FOPE Group)
  • Security Group
  • Traffic Group
  • Ecological and Rural Group
  • Airport Group
  • Anti-rustling group
  • Fire Brigade
  • Mounted Group
  • Motorized Group
  • PNP Aviation Unit
  • Tourism Police Division
  • Department of Forestry and Environmental Affairs
  • Security of Educational Centers

Police stations

PNP police stations are police bodies, subordinated to the Departmental Police Headquarters, which are within the limits of an particular zone and executes the activities of the National Police in their particular cities.

Aviation Unit

The unit's current inventory includes the following:[7]

Aircraft Origin Type In service
Bell UH-1 Iroquois  United States policing 4
CASA C-212 Aviocar  Spain transport 1
Robinson R44  United States policing 1
Mil Mi-8  Russia policing 1

All helicopters of the PNP Aviation Unit are based at the Helipuerto Polica Nacional in Asuncion. The Silvio Pettirossi International Airport was initially used by PNP Aviation Unit, but later moved to Helipuerto Polica Nacional, which opened in August 2010.

References
  1. Officials with Paraguay’s Policía Nacional, the South American country’s 30,000-strong federal police force, are looking for at least 130 missing weapons.
  2. "Historia". 2017-05-08.
  3. "Mision y Vision".
  4. "Organigrama Institucional". 2017-05-03.
  5. "Paraguay - the Police".
  6. Newman, Graeme R. (2010-10-19). Crime and Punishment around the World [4 volumes]: [Four Volumes]. ISBN 9780313351341.
  7. "Paraguayan National Police".
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