Mexican police chief takes life during corruption determination

Mexican police chief takes life during corruption determination

in a small place in Central Mexico committed suicide on Friday, while troops gathered to arrest him as part of anti -corruption razes. These raids also led to the arrest of several other high -ranking police commanders and a mayor in other cities.

Operation Swarm: Comprehensive anti -corruption raid

The extensive, almost simultaneous raids, which were referred to by federal authorities as "Operation Schwarm", took place in two rural cities in the state of Mexico, west of Mexico City, and in two populated suburbs directly on the edge of the capital.

charges against police officers

The Federal Ministry of Public Security announced that the seven arrested officials were "assigned to criminal groups" and were accused of committing crimes such as extortion, kidnapping and murder ". It is unclear whether formal charges have already been raised against them.

suicide of the chief of police

The public prosecutor said that the police chief of the rural city of Tex Caltitlán had committed suicide with his own weapon, while marine incorporation, national guard and soldiers tried to arrest him because of unmanageable charges.

arrests in nearby cities

In addition, the mayor of the nearby city of Amanalco was arrested due to "various charges". The chief of police in this city and another local official were also taken into custody. In addition, the police chief of the city of Tejupilco, which is located further south.

dominance of gangs in the region

The area around these cities has long been dominated by the violent Gang La Familia Michoacana, which is active in drug trafficking, kidnapping and extortion.

Investigations in urban areas

While some raids concerned rural areas, the deputy chief of police from Naucalpan, a spacious suburb with 775,000 inhabitants on the northwestern edge of Mexico City, and a leading police chief in the suburb of Ixtapaluca, who has around 370,000 inhabitants, were also arrested.

The connection between gangs and authorities

gangs and drug cartels have long been infiltrated in local structures by intimidating or briving civil servants to work for them. They often demand part of the municipal budget or use the local police to warn or protect themselves from federal raids. Sometimes police officers also benefit directly from the winning of drug trafficking.