Tamaulipas State Guard
| Tamaulipas State Guard Guardia Estatal de Tamaulipas | |
|---|---|
 The badge seen on Tamaulipas State Guard liveries. | |
| Common name | Tamaulipas Force |
| Abbreviation | SSPT |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | October 1, 2022 (Current State) |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Employees | ~5,000 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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| Location of the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico | |
| Size | 80,249km2 |
| Population | 3,527,735[1] (2020) |
| Legal jurisdiction | Tamaulipas |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas |
| Parent agency | Secretaría Seguridad Pública de Tamaulipas |
| Child agency |
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| Website | |
| Official Site(In spanish) | |
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).
History
Police academy
The state police academy is located in Colonia Benito Juárez in Ciudad Victoria.[2]
Prisons
The agency operates the state of Tamaulipas's prisons for adults. Each is called a "Centro de Rehabilitacion Social" (CERESO, "Social Rehabilitation Center").[3] As of 2010 the state has eight prisons with almost 8,000 prisoners. 25% of the prisoners faced federal charges.[4]
The prisons include:
- CERESO Altamira[5]
- CERESO Mante[6]
- CERESO Matamoros II[5] - 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Matamoros[3]
- CERESO Miguel Alemán[6]
- CERESO Nuevo Laredo II[5]
- CERESO Reynosa[5]
- CERESO Tula[6]
- CERESO Victoria[5]
Equipment
Rifles
Shotguns
Sidearms
Patrol Vehicles
- Dodge Charger[9][11]
- Dodge Durango[11]
- Dodge Ram[12][9]
- Chevrolet Silverado[9]
- Ford F-150[13]
- Ford Mustang[14]
- Ford Explorer[15]
Armored Vehicles
- Oshkosh SandCat
- Black Mamba[9]
References
- ^ "México en cifras". January 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Academia Estatal de Policía Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine." Tamaulipas Secretariat of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
- ^ a b Negrete Lares, Angeles. "Prison director replaced following Matamoros jailbreak." The Brownsville Herald. January 1, 2003. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
- ^ Althaus, Dudley. "85 escape prison in border city." Houston Chronicle. September 11, 2010. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "sria_seg_pub.pdf." Tamaulipas Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Población en los Centros de Ejecución de Sanciones del Estado Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine." Tamaulipas Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
- ^ @SSP_GobTam (August 26, 2024). "A nombre de la sociedad tamaulipeca, el Secretario encabezó la entrega de libros de texto, uniformes y útiles escolares" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @SSP_GobTam (October 16, 2023). "La Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Tamaulipas (SSPT) fomenta en su personal operativo y administrativo..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e "Blindan contra la delincuencia carretera Reynosa-Monterrey". www.info7.mx. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ a b @SSP_GobTam (September 29, 2023). "La Guardia Estatal mantienen vigilancia permanente en los 43 municipios de Tamaulipas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ "70% de homicidios en Tamaulipas por combate a la delincuencia: Federación - Elefante Blanco". elefanteblanco.mx. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ "Frontera Informativa". fronterainformativa.com.mx. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ "Guardia Estatal mantiene presencia y vigilancia en bancos y cajeros de Tamaulipas – Dato Duro". datoduro.mx. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ @SSP_GobTam (February 18, 2024). "Police control" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
- Tamaulipas Department of Public Safety Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- CNN Wire Staff. "Officials: At least 141 inmates escape from Mexican prison." CNN. December 18, 2010.
- Former Tamaulipas State Police website - Archived version