Bolivian Police armed with SA80

Posted July 4, 2011 in Rifles by Steve Johnson with 51 Comments
Tags: bolivia, photo, rifle, rifles, sa80

I was surprised to learn that Bolivian police use the British SA80 assault rifle. This makes Bolivia the only other country aside from the UK and Jamaica to make use of the SA80. The below photo shows members of the now disbanded Bolivian special police Unit for the Tactical Resolution of Crisis (UTARC) marching in a parade.

The Unidad Táctica de Resolución de Crisis (UTARC) were disbanded in 2009 by President Evo Morales after their leader allegedly shot at reporters who were filming a botched arrest.

Steve Johnson

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