In 1987, the GRUDE (Grupo de Defensa) was formed, incorporating the Unidad de Rescate de la Guardia Republicana. The group, along with the CRF (Comando de Rescate y Fuerzas), engaged in covert operations including intelligence work, intimidation, and selective assassinations. These operations were supported by state resources and involved coordination …
GRUDE, which had been operating since 1986 without a resolution of creation, was formalized by RD. No. 31-29-DG-FFPP/DOES. The main purpose of its creation was to combat urban subversion, air piracy and the liberation of hostages. This DOES unit developed special operations in different areas of the country quite independently …
GRUDE was transferred from its San Bartolo Base to the DOES-Barbadillo Base. However, it maintained its administrative and operational autonomy until January 1992, when the new command merged the warehouses, transportation services, armory and other resources that it had been administering directly, leaving the GRUDE fully integrated into DINOES-PNP.
Comandante Rafael Gonzales Zegarra, who was involved in coordinating anti-subversive operations, died in a confrontation with the Sendero Luminoso in Ñuñoa, Puno, in 1989. He was part of a group linked to the GRUDE and worked closely with Agustín Mantilla and Jesús Miguel Ríos Sáenz. His death marked a significant …