National Border Service

National Border Service
Servicio Nacional de Fronteras de la República de Panamá (Spanish)
SENAFRONT emblem
SENAFRONT emblem
AbbreviationSENAFRONT
MottoDios y Patria
God and Country
Agency overview
FormedAugust 8, 2008
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPanama
Constituting instrument
  • Decree Law No. 8, 2008[1]
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
Overseen byMinistry of Public Security
Sworn members3,624 officers (2013)[2]
Unsworn members123 personnel (2013)[2]
Elected officer responsible
  • Juan Manuel Pino Forero, Minister of Public Security
Agency executives
  • Oriel Ortega Benitez[3], Director General
  • Roger E. Mojica R.[3], Deputy Director General
Parent agencyPanamanian Public Forces
Notables
Anniversary
  • August 8
Website
www.senafront.gob.pa

The National Border Service, also called SENAFRONT (abbreviation for Spanish: Servicio Nacional de Fronteras), is a police force specialized in the land border area and branch of the Panamanian Public Forces. Its mission is to protect Panama's land borders and protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and protect rights and freedoms of people, maintain public order, prevent and investigate crimes within their jurisdictions.[1]

Created in 2008, it is the border guard branch of the Panamanian Public Forces.

  1. ^ a b Decreto Ley No. 8 – Que crea el Servicio Nacional de Fronteras de la República de Panamá (PDF) (8) (in Spanish). República de Panamá Órgano Ejecutivo. 20 August 2008.
  2. ^ a b Donadio 2013, p. 148.
  3. ^ a b "Nosotros". senafront.gob.pa. Retrieved 16 June 2020.