The Counter-Terrorist Directorate (, known as DIRCOTE) is the branch of the
National Police of Peru that is responsible for Peru's anti-terrorist law enforcement.
The
Special Intelligence Group, a former unit of DIRCOTE, is known for having carried out the capture of the
Shining Path leader
Abimael Guzmán on September 12, 1992.
For this and other achievements, the group's former members were declared "Heroes of Democracy" by
Peru's Congress in 2017.
See also
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DIRCOTE Museum
References
External links
Official page
Internal conflict in Peru
Law enforcement in Peru
National Police of Peru
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