| National Guard of Mexico Guardia Nacional | |
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| Abbreviation | GN |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 26 May 2019 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Employees | 120,000 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Mexico |
| Federal agency | Mexico |
| Operations jurisdiction | Mexico |
| Governing body | Secretariat of Security and Civil Protection Secretariat of National Defense |
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The National Guard (Spanish: Guardia Nacional) is the national gendarmerie of Mexico, created in 2019 by absorbing units and officers from the Federal Police, Military Police, and Naval Police.[1][2]
In 2022, a reform package approved in the Mexican Congress transferred command of the National Guard to the Secretariat of National Defense.[3]
- ^ "A Look At Mexico's New National Guard". NPR. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ Sieff, Kevin; Sheridan, Mary Beth (10 June 2019). "Mexico is sending its new national guard to the Guatemala border. The mission is unclear". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Pase de la Guardia Nacional a la Sedena es oficial: AMLO publica decreto en el DOF". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2022.