▁requires ▁that ▁police ▁activities ▁be ▁integrated ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁as ▁though ▁the ▁police ▁were ▁reserve ▁units ▁called ▁to ▁active ▁duty ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁host ilities . ▁The ▁director ▁general , ▁who ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁civil ian ▁but ▁almost ▁invari ably ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁high - ran king ▁career ▁police ▁officer ▁( us ually ▁with ▁colon el ▁rank ), ▁normally ▁exer cis es ▁oper ational ▁control . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁▁ ▁The ▁police ▁corps , ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 1 , 0 0 0 ▁personnel ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁consists ▁of : ▁ ▁The ▁General ▁Administration ▁( Admin istra ción ▁General ) ▁section . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 - member ▁par amil it ary ▁National ▁Guard ▁( Gu ard ia ▁Nacional ), ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁car ab ini ers ▁( Car ab iner os ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁Director ate ▁of ▁National ▁Investig ations ▁( D ire cción ▁de ▁Investig aciones ▁Nacional es , ▁D IN ), ▁which ▁co oper ated ▁with ▁the ▁International ▁Police ▁( Inter pol ). ▁ ▁The ▁Custom s ▁Police ▁( Pol ic ía ▁de ▁A du ana ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁Tra ffic ▁Police ▁( Pol ic ía ▁de ▁Tr án s ito ). ▁▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Highway ▁Service ▁( Serv icio ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Car re ter as ), ▁which ▁operated ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Transport ▁and ▁Communic ations . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Fire ▁Corps ▁( C uer po ▁de ▁Bom ber os ), ▁which