The Tamaulipas State Guard (Spanish: Guardia Estatal de Tamaulipas), previously known as the Tamaulipas Force (Spanish: Fuerza Tamaulipas), is a state agency of law enforcement in Tamaulipas, Mexico. It operates public safety services. It is a division of the Secretariat of Public Safety of Tamaulipas (Spanish: Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Tamaulipas).
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Police academy
The state police academy is located in Colonia Benito Juárez in Ciudad Victoria.
Prisons
The agency operates the state of Tamaulipas's prisons for adults. Each is called a "Centro de Rehabilitacion Social" (CERESO, "Social Rehabilitation Center"). As of 2010 the state has eight prisons with almost 8,000 prisoners. 25% of the prisoners faced federal charges.
The prisons include:
CERESO Altamira
CERESO Mante
CERESO Matamoros II - 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Matamoros
CERESO Miguel Alemán
CERESO Nuevo Laredo II
CERESO Reynosa
CERESO Tula
CERESO Victoria
Equipment
Rifles
M4 carbine
IWI Galil ACE
Barrett M82
Beretta ARX160
FN FAL
Shotguns
Mossberg 500
Sidearms
Beretta 92x
Patrol Vehicles
Dodge Charger
Dodge Durango
Dodge Ram
Chevrolet Silverado
Ford F-150
Ford Mustang
Ford Explorer
Armored Vehicles
Oshkosh SandCat
Black Mamba