National Police of Paraguay

National Police of Paraguay
Policía Nacional del Paraguay
National Police of Paraguay; Policía Nacional del Paraguay
Abbreviation	PNP
Agency overview
Formed	March 8, 1843
Preceding agency	Asunción Police Department;
Employees	30,000
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Paraguay;
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Asunción
Appointed minister responsible	Dr. Juan Ernesto Villamayor, Minister of Internal Affairs;
Agency executives	General Commissioner Director Bartolomé Gustavo Báez López., Commander; General Commissioner Director Luis Pablo Cantero Vázquez., Deputy Commander;
Parent agency	Ministry of Internal Affairs; Public Force (Fuerzas Pública)
Facilities
Policings	Helipuerto Polica Nacional; Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (until 2010)
Notables
Anniversary	March 8; August 20;
Award	Order of the Fatherland;
Website
	Policía Nacional – Paraguay
	The Himno de la Policía Nacional del Paraguay is the official song and march of the PNP.

The National Police of Paraguay (Spanish: Policía Nacional del Paraguay, PNP) is the main law-enforcement agency in Paraguay, operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is responsible for ensuring the internal security of the nation.

^ Officials with Paraguay’s Policía Nacional, the South American country’s 30,000-strong federal police force, are looking for at least 130 missing weapons.

[1] Officials with Paraguay’s Policía Nacional, the South American country’s 30,000-strong federal police force, are looking for at least 130 missing weapons.

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