The Canal Zone Police was a United States federal law enforcement agency of more than 400 officers responsible for security and general policing duties in the Panama Canal Zone. The force was split into two divisions, Atlantic and Pacific, and operated about 25 stations. It was disbanded on 31 March 1982, when law enforcement responsibilities for the former Panama Canal Zone passed to the Republic of Panama under the Torrijos-Carter Treaties of 1977, and the Panamanian National Police is now responsible for law enforcement in the canal complex. Between 1941 and 1957 three of its officers on motorcycle patrol were killed in separate incidents after being forced off the road, and no suspects were ever charged. It is recorded here as a criminal justice institution.
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responsible for security and general policing duties in the Panama Canal Zone
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was a United States federal law enforcement agency of more than 400 officers responsible for security and general policing duties in the Panama Canal Zone.
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The force was disbanded on March 31, 1982
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was a United States federal law enforcement agency of more than 400 officers responsible for security and general policing duties in the Panama Canal Zone.
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responsible for security and general policing duties in the Panama Canal Zone
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was a United States federal law enforcement agency of more than 400 officers responsible for security and general policing duties in the Panama Canal Zone.
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