Byrna Takes Less-Lethal Training to Tijuana

Byrna Takes Less-Lethal Training to Tijuana: Inside a Real-World Law Enforcement Exercise

When Byrna says its less-lethal technology is built for the people who serve and protect, they mean it — and a recent training event in Tijuana, Mexico proved that in action.

Byrna partnered with Policía de Tijuana to put its less-lethal platform through a full-scale, real-world tactical exercise. What unfolded wasn't a product demonstration — it was a comprehensive training day that challenged officers across multiple high-pressure scenarios: vehicle interdictions, building clearing, suspect apprehension, and coordinated team movements through a mock urban environment complete with barbed wire perimeters, shipping containers, and staged vehicles.

Officers trained with Byrna launchers integrated into live tactical formations — alongside shields, long arms, and tactical vehicles — showing how less-lethal options fit naturally into an existing use-of-force toolkit. The training included both ground-level close-quarters scenarios and aerial overhead perspectives, with UMAS (the Tijuana tactical unit) represented throughout.

One officer's quote appeared on screen near the end: "The comprehensive tactical and real-world training we received today" — a clear endorsement of the practical, scenario-based approach Byrna brought to the table.

The message from the video is straightforward: Byrna isn't a civilian novelty. It's a tool trusted by law enforcement to fill the gap between verbal commands and lethal force — and departments south of the border are taking notice.