Cuerpo Guardia de Infantería

Infantry Guard Corps
Cuerpo Guardia de Infantería
AbbreviationCGI
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionArgentine
General nature
Specialist jurisdictions
  • Counter terrorism, special weapons operations; protection of internationally protected persons, other very important persons, or state property
  • Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue
Operational structure
Parent agencyArgentine Federal Police

The Cuerpo Guardia de Infantería (Infantry Guard Corps, CGI) is the official denomination of all police riot control services of Argentina. Both federal and provincial law enforcement agencies have at least one.

The CGI are small, quick response teams, trained mainly in crowd control tactics and equipped with non-lethal shotguns, gas masks, police batons, plastic shields and other specialized riot gear.

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