) ▁was ▁an ▁oper ational , ▁technical , ▁and ▁special ized ▁unit . ▁Its ▁approximately ▁ 4 5 0 ▁members ▁were ▁organized ▁into ▁motor cycle ▁companies . ▁They ▁were ▁mobil ized ▁to ▁re est ab lish ▁public ▁order ▁or ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁an ▁attack ▁against ▁private ▁property . ▁Norm ally , ▁they ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Palace ; ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Inter ior , ▁M igration , ▁and ▁Justice ; ▁and ▁other ▁public ▁institutions ; ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁police ' s ▁National ▁Guard ▁and ▁D IN . ▁ ▁The ▁G ES ▁also ▁assumed ▁counter ter ror ist ▁functions . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁French ▁police ▁advis ers ▁and ▁Boliv ian ▁exper ts ▁began ▁giving ▁a ▁three - month ▁ant iter ror ism ▁course cons isting ▁of ▁technical ▁and ▁psych ological ▁training to ▁ 4 0 0 ▁G ES ▁members . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁training ▁was ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁special ▁group ▁for ▁respond ing ▁to ▁host age ▁taking ▁inc idents . ▁That ▁June ▁the ▁Boliv ian ▁police ▁announced ▁officially ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁twenty - two - member ▁ant iter ror ist ▁command , ▁the ▁Mult ip ur pose ▁Inter vention ▁Brigade ▁( B rig ada ▁de ▁Inter ven ción ▁Pol ival ente , ▁B IP ), ▁responsible ▁for ▁solving ▁cases ▁of ▁" un common ▁violence " ▁such ▁as ▁kid n apping , ▁host age - t aking , ▁and ▁out break s ▁of ▁sub version . ▁ ▁El ite ▁Ant iter ror ist ▁Force ▁The ▁President ▁of