Argentine Federal Police

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Argentine Federal Police Policía Federal Argentina
Abbreviation	PFA
Motto	Al Servicio de la Seguridad de Estado To serve the community
Agency overview
Formed	December 24, 1943; 80 years ago (December 24, 1943)
Preceding agencies	Policía de Buenos Aires (1580–1880) Policía de la Capital (1880–1943)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction)	Argentina
Operations jurisdiction	Argentina
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
General nature	Federal law enforcement Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Departamento Central de Policía, 1650 Moreno Street, Montserrat, Buenos Aires
Sworn members	65,000
Agency executives	Juan Carlos Hernández, Chief, Comisario General Osvaldo Mato, Deputy Chief, Comisario General
Website
argentina.gob.ar/policiafederal
The Policía Federal Argentina, while a federal agency, also provides direct policing to the capital city Buenos Aires

34°36′47″S 58°23′17″W / 34.61306°S 58.38806°W / -34.61306; -58.38806

The Argentine Federal Police (Spanish: Policía Federal Argentina or PFA) is the national civil police force of the Argentine federal government. The PFA has detachments throughout the country. Until January 1, 2017, it also acted as the local law enforcement agency in the capital, Buenos Aires.