Carabineros de Chile is the country's national police force, in charge of public order from Arica to Punta Arenas. Its equipment, and how it gets used, has become a recurring topic in arguments about police funding and reform. The force runs patrol cars, motorcycles, mounted units and helicopters, plus heavier gear for riot control including water cannon trucks. Officers assigned to crowd duties also carry protective kit, from helmets to body armor. Spending on drones and surveillance cameras has grown as the force modernizes. Purchases are funded through the Interior Ministry and require approval in Congress. Human rights groups have repeatedly pressed for tighter limits on crowd-control weapons, especially after the 2019 social unrest. Any report on what the force holds therefore tends to feed straight into the wider reform debate.