Policía Nacional Civil
The Policía Nacional Civil (PNC) is the national and civil police force of Guatemala . It was founded in 1997 on the basis of the peace agreement of 1996 (end of the civil war ) .
Due to the very critical security situation, these national police often patrol jointly with soldiers from the army . The soldiers in these cases wear armbands with the inscription SC - Seguridad Ciudadana . However, this is not an additional gendarmerie force , but pure support forces that are temporarily made available by the army .
In addition to the national police PNC, there is also the municipal Policia Municipal de Transito (PMT), which is primarily responsible for regulating local traffic. The new Protección Vial - Provial for combating muggers and the like is on national routes . responsible.
In 2005 Guatemala created the legal basis for the establishment of a civilian intelligence service , which will replace the intelligence services of the military and the office of the state president in investigating organized crime (including youth gangs) and drug trafficking. For the new Dirección General de Inteligencia Civil (DIGIC), the separation requirement between the police and the intelligence service will apply.