▁government ▁Ja ime ▁Paz ▁Zam ora ▁gave ▁responsibility ▁for ▁anti - ter ror ist ▁actions ▁to ▁the ▁Special ▁El ite ▁Anti - ter ror ist ▁Force ▁( F uer za ▁Es pe cial ▁Ant iter ror ista ▁de ▁El ite , ▁F E AE ). ▁ ▁Special ▁Ant in arc ot ics ▁Force ▁The ▁n arc ot ics ▁police , ▁with ▁about ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁members , ▁included ▁the ▁Special ▁Ant in arc ot ics ▁Force ▁( F uer za ▁Es pe cial ▁de ▁L ucha ▁Cont ra ▁el ▁N arc ot rá fico , ▁F EL CN ) ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁and ▁a ▁sub ordinate ▁force , ▁the ▁R ural ▁Area ▁Police ▁Pat rol ▁Unit ▁( Un idad ▁M ó vil ▁Pol icial ▁para ▁re as ▁R ur ales , ▁Um op ar ). ▁The ▁Um op ar , ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Leop ards " ▁( Los ▁Leop ard os ), ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁under ▁a ▁United ▁States - fund ed ▁program ▁designed ▁to ▁er ad icate ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁c oca ine ▁trade ▁and ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁four ▁treat ies ▁on ▁n arc ot ics , ▁signed ▁by ▁both ▁countries ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁By ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁F EL CN ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁intelligence ▁service , ▁which ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁collect ing ▁evidence ▁on ▁individuals ▁sus pected ▁of ▁n