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Six Jalisco Bomb-Tech Officers Complete Spain Training for World Cup Security

Spanish expertise built against ETA informs the procedures Jalisco aims to implement statewide.

Overview

  • The week-long course was held at the Policía Nacional de España’s Centro de Prácticas Operativas within its training division.
  • Participants included State Police Commissioner Juan González Castañeda and TEDAX commander Luis Arturo González Piñón.
  • Instruction covered real-scenario operational protocols and updated techniques to dismantle improvised explosive devices.
  • The delegation observed crowd-control methods used by the Grupo de Operaciones Especiales as part of the exchange.
  • Officials describe the training as one element of ongoing tactical, technological and coordination updates for mass events linked to the FIFA World Cup 2026.