Mexican Navy Takes Over Traffic Police in Top Port City
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Authorities say the Mexican Navy has taken over traffic policing duties in the port city of Veracruz, which has been plagued by drug cartel violence.
Veracruz state Gov. Javier Duarte said in a statement Monday that two rear admirals are now the directors of traffic police in the neighboring cities of Veracruz and Boca del Rio.
The move is part of an effort to root out corruption from law enforcement and start from zero in the city of Veracruz.
In December, the police departments in both cities were disbanded and taken over by the Navy. Authorities said the departments had been infiltrated by the Zetas drug cartel. In Mexico traffic police are separate from other police departments.
The Take Over
The take over of the Inter State Traffic Police in Veracruz by the Mexican Marines: The police agency is abolished. Mexican governor said the militarization of the police forces is temporary until the police forces are rebuilt from the ground up.
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