Special Action Forces
| Special Action Forces | |
|---|---|
| Fuerzas de Acciones Especiales | |
| Active | April 2016 |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Branch | Venezuelan National Police |
| Type | Police tactical unit |
| Size | 800-1000 |
| Nickname(s) | FAES |
The Special Action Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas de Acciones Especiales de la Policía Nacional Bolivariana, FAES) is an elite command of the Venezuelan National Police created in April 2016. By 2019, it had around 1,300 officers. The FAES includes the Unidad de Operaciones Tácticas Especiales (UOTE) a police tactical unit. The FAES have been accused of being a political instrument of Nicolás Maduro, as well as being a death squad and of repressing the opposition.