Argentine Federal Police
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Quick Facts Argentine Federal Police Policía Federal Argentina, Abbreviation ...
Argentine Federal Police Policía Federal Argentina | |
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Abbreviation | PFA |
Motto | Al Servicio de la Seguridad de Estado To serve the community |
Agency overview | |
Formed | December 24, 1943; 80 years ago (December 24, 1943) |
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Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) | Argentina |
Operations jurisdiction | Argentina |
Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
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Headquarters | Departamento Central de Policía, 1650 Moreno Street, Montserrat, Buenos Aires |
Sworn members | 65,000 |
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argentina.gob.ar/policiafederal | |
The Policía Federal Argentina, while a federal agency, also provides direct policing to the capital city Buenos Aires |
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The Argentine Federal Police (Spanish: Policía Federal Argentina or PFA) is the national civil police force of the Argentine federal government. The PFA has detachments throughout the country. Until January 1, 2017, it also acted as the local law enforcement agency in the capital, Buenos Aires.