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Tamaulipas State Guard

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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).

Tamaulipas State Guard
Guardia Estatal de Tamaulipas
The badge seen on Tamaulipas State Guard liveries.
Common nameTamaulipas Force
AbbreviationSSPT
Agency overview
FormedOctober 1, 2022 (Current State)
Preceding agencies
Employees~5,000
Legal personalityGovernmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionTamaulipas, Mexico
Location of the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico
Size80,249km2
Population3,527,735[1] (2020)
Legal jurisdictionTamaulipas
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersCiudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
Parent agencySecretaría Seguridad Pública de Tamaulipas
Child agency
  • Fuerza Especial de Guardia Estatal
Website
Official Site(In spanish)

History

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Police academy

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The state police academy is located in Colonia Benito Juárez in Ciudad Victoria.[2]

Prisons

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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:

Equipment

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References

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  1. ↑ "México en cifras". January 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. ↑ "Academia Estatal de Policía Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine." Tamaulipas Secretariat of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
  3. 1 2 Negrete Lares, Angeles. "Prison director replaced following Matamoros jailbreak." The Brownsville Herald. January 1, 2003. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
  4. ↑ Althaus, Dudley. "85 escape prison in border city." Houston Chronicle. September 11, 2010. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "sria_seg_pub.pdf[permanent dead link]." Tamaulipas Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 "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.
  7. ↑ @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 X (formerly Twitter).
  8. ↑ @SSP_GobTam (October 16, 2023). "La Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Tamaulipas (SSPT) fomenta en su personal operativo y administrativo..." (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).[self-published source?]
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Blindan contra la delincuencia carretera Reynosa-Monterrey". www.info7.mx. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  10. 1 2 @SSP_GobTam (September 29, 2023). "La Guardia Estatal mantienen vigilancia permanente en los 43 municipios de Tamaulipas" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).[self-published source?]
  11. 1 2 "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  12. ↑ "70% de homicidios en Tamaulipas por combate a la delincuencia: Federación - Elefante Blanco". elefanteblanco.mx. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  13. ↑ "Frontera Informativa". fronterainformativa.com.mx. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  14. ↑ "Guardia Estatal mantiene presencia y vigilancia en bancos y cajeros de Tamaulipas – Dato Duro". datoduro.mx. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  15. ↑ @SSP_GobTam (February 18, 2024). "Police control" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).[self-published source?]
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