Mexico arrests more than 100 local police officers for various abuses and offenses
1 week ago

Mexico arrests more than 100 local police officers for various abuses and offenses

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Authorities in two states in southern Mexico arrested more than 100 local police officers Monday for various abuses and offenses, adding to the long list of police corruption scandals in the country. In the largest of the two incidents, 92 municipal police officers in the southern state of Chiapas were arrested after they tried to stop state authorities from assuming command of a police surveillance camera office. Chiapas state prosecutors accused local police officers in the city of Comitan of using the video cameras to inform local groups — some of which are allied with drug cartels — about state and federal raids in the area. Chiapas state police chief Óscar Aparicio Avendaño said some of the 92 municipal Comitan police officers drew their guns on state officials trying to take control of the video surveillance office, and forced them out at gunpoint.

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Assailants attack police station in Mexico as search continues for 16 abducted police employees

Associated Press  

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Al Jazeera  

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The Independent  

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Al Jazeera  

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News 18  

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Associated Press  

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Al Jazeera  

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