weaponry purchase Weaponry & Security weaponry Mauricio López Bonilla Ministerio de Gobernación (Guatemala) State purchases State Purchases government purchases purchases weapons Policía Nacional Civil (Guatemala) tender Gobierno de Guatemala government direct purchases pistols

10,000 Beretta and Glock Guns

Guatemala's government plans to buy 10,000 guns for the national police force.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

The Ministry of Interior has announced the acquisition of personal weapons for the National Civil Police (PNC), through the Military Industry.

In the month of February, during the graduation of more than 1,600 new police men and women, the interior minister, Mauricio Lopez Bonilla said the deficit in weapons in the institution amounted to 5000 pistols.

"The technical decision was taken for the ordinary police constables to use the Prieto Police Beretta's and the Glock's will be used by special operations", said Minister Mauricio Lopez.

Source: sigloxxi.com

¿Busca soluciones de inteligencia comercial para su empresa?

Goods

weaponry

Key entities

Mauricio López Bonilla Ministerio de Gobernación (Guatemala) Policía Nacional Civil (Guatemala) Dirección General de Control de Armas y Municiones

Countries

Guatemala

Insight

weaponry purchase possession of weapons tender purchases government purchases State Purchases Weaponry & Security

Guatemala Makes Firm Weapon Purchase for $7 million

November 2013

17,242 weapons were purchased for the National Civil Police in the amount of approximately $7 million not including taxes, freight and insurance costs.

The arms contract "has been awarded and I am officially communicate the news," said Mauricio Lopez, Minister of the Interior.

Guatemala: Weapons Purchase Increased to $45 million

July 2013

The Government has increased by $17 million the budget for the purchase of more than 30,000 guns and assault rifles.

According to Mauricio Lopez Bonilla, Minister of the Interior, this budget limit will be authorized by agreement. "It will indicate that we have authorized a ceiling of about $45 million to acquire the weapons. But that does not mean that's what we're going to spend. "

Guatemala to Make Direct Purchases of Weapons

June 2013

As this is a matter of national security, the government will begin the process for purchasing 33,000 firearms without a tender.

This was announced by Guatemalan President Otto Perez, who ordered the Interior Ministry to start the process of purchasing weapons for the National Civil Police force.

Guatemala Seeks to Standardize Weapons

June 2012

The Ministry of Interior has initiated a plan for renewal of its weapons and will soon launch a tender for eight thousand 9mm pistols.

Mauricio Lopez, Interior Minister said that this is the first step in the process of renewing arms for the National Civil Police, adding that it is considering more specific weapons for special forces, such as rifles or submachine guns.