Mobile Carabinier Squadrons

The Mobile Carabinier Squadrons (Escuadrones Móviles de Carabineros in Spanish) (EMCAR) are specialised units of the Colombian National Police, part of its Directorate of Carabineers and Rural Security (Dirección de Carabineros y Seguridad Rural or DICAR).

The mission of these mobile squadrons is to provide highway security, control traffic and prevent accidents.

Implemented during the presidency of Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002 - 2010), this unit was intended to support the democratic security plan, whose main objective was to restore order and establish police presence in lawless towns and rural areas.

They were a special rural police force that carried out counterinsurgency missions, frequently in conjunction with army units.

Headquartered at the department and national territory capitals, the Carabineros were maintained in squadrons that were separate from those of the regular police; they wore distinctive uniforms and often traveled as mounted and/or motorized units.