The Operative Directorate or Direccion Operativa is a branch of the Colombian National Police

Colombian National Police

The National Police of Colombia is the national police force of Colombia. Although the National Police is not part of the Military of Colombia , it constitutes along with them the "Public Force" and is also controlled by the Ministry of Defense. They are the largest police force in Colombia...

, currently led by Operative Director Brigadier General Luis Alberto Gómez, controls strategic police services in cities metropolitan areas, police departments and decentralized units.http://www.policia.gov.co/inicio/portal/unidades/dirop.nsf/paginas/Principal

Organization

Units under command

• Hydrocarbons Group
• Colombian National Police Special Operations Command
  Colombian National Police Special Operations Command
  Colombian National Police Special Operations Command is a subdivision of the Colombian National Police under the Operative Directorate...
  
  
• Highway Police
  Highway Police (Colombia)
  The Highway Police is the main body enforcing road regulations in Colombia to control land transportation and traffic, prevention of accidentality and crimes, similar to a highway patrol but with a nationwide area of operations.-History:During the presidency of Miguel Abadía Méndez in 1929 by...
  
  
• Mobile Anti-Disturbance Squadron
  Mobile Anti-Disturbance Squadron
  Mobile Anti-Disturbances Squadron or Escuadrón Móvil Antidisturbios in Spanish is a Colombian National Police Riot control unit specialized on preventing and/or controlling public disturbances and riots, as well as controlling large masses of people...
  
  
• Citizens Security
• Community Management

The Carabinier Mobile Squads have been moved to the Directorate of Carabineers and Rural Security

External links

• Policia Nacional de Colombia