▁was ▁man ned ▁by ▁police ▁personnel . ▁▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Police ▁Academy . ▁▁ ▁All ▁of ▁these ▁sub ordinate ▁entities ▁were ▁separate ▁administrative ▁units ▁within ▁the ▁director ▁general ' s ▁office . ▁This ▁office , ▁which ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁national ▁headquarters ▁for ▁all ▁police ▁and ▁national ▁guard ▁activities , ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁command ▁group ▁( the ▁Police ▁General ▁Command ), ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ; ▁and ▁a ▁staff ▁( Est ado ▁Mayor ) ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁twelve ▁number ed , ▁convention ally ▁established ▁staff ▁sections . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁The ▁National ▁Police ▁are ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁Command ant ▁General , ▁currently ▁Colonel ▁C iro ▁Oscar ▁Far f án ▁Med ina , ▁who ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁René ▁San ab ria ▁affair ▁and ▁took ▁office ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁His ▁prede cess or ▁was ▁General ▁Oscar ▁N ina ▁who ▁served ▁from ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁this ▁date . ▁ ▁Regional ▁police ▁organization ▁The ▁National ▁Police ▁Corps ▁is ▁a ▁central ized ▁force , ▁organized ▁on ▁a ▁territorial ▁basis . ▁Each ▁department ▁of ▁Boliv ia ▁has ▁a ▁police ▁district ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁zones . ▁Field ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Police ▁and ▁National ▁Guard ▁were ▁station ed ▁in ▁all ▁se ctors ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁reported ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁director ▁general ▁in ▁La ▁Paz . ▁Each ▁department ▁generally ▁had ▁one ▁brig ade ▁( br ig ada )