▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁direct ing ▁traffic , ▁members ▁of ▁this ▁brig ade ▁helped ▁in ▁police ▁matters ▁involving ▁children ▁and ▁women . ▁ ▁Municipal ▁police ▁All ▁municipal ities ▁were ▁entitled ▁to ▁raise ▁local ▁police ▁forces ▁to ▁en force ▁local ▁ordin ances . ▁Only ▁La ▁Paz , ▁however , ▁had ▁established ▁such ▁a ▁force , ▁called ▁the ▁La ▁Paz ▁Municipal ▁Police ▁( Pol ic ía ▁Municipal ▁de ▁La ▁Paz ). ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁this ▁force ▁number ed ▁about ▁ 4 0 0 ▁uniform ed ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁non uniform ed ▁members , ▁none ▁of ▁whom ▁was ▁armed . ▁Their ▁functions ▁were ▁limited ▁to ▁enfor cing ▁par king ▁reg ulations ▁and ▁local ▁byla ws . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁La ▁Paz ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁Police ▁District ▁No .   2 , ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁five ▁squad rons . ▁Police ▁District ▁No .   3 ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁spraw ling ▁sh ant yt own s ▁above ▁the ▁city ▁known ▁generally ▁as ▁El ▁Al to . ▁Police ▁Regiment ▁No .   4 ▁exerc ised ▁juris diction ▁over ▁the ▁area ▁south ▁of ▁La ▁Paz . ▁ ▁Special ▁police ▁forces ▁▁ ▁Other ▁police ▁forces ▁under ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Inter ior , ▁M igration , ▁and ▁Justice ▁included ▁anti ri ot , ▁ant in arc ot ics , ▁and ▁ant iter ror ist ▁units . ▁ ▁Special ▁Security ▁Group ▁The ▁Special ▁Security ▁Group ▁( G ru po ▁Es pe cial ▁de ▁Seg ur idad , ▁G ES