Jump to content

Federal Ministerial Police

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 84.23.155.84 (talk) at 21:22, 29 July 2013 (Removing: :''For the similarly named Pakistani institution, see Federal Investigation Agency.''; not longer valid after change of article name). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Federal Ministerial Police
Policía Federal Ministerial
Shield of the Federal Ministerial Police
Shield of the Federal Ministerial Police
AbbreviationPFM
Agency overview
FormedMay 30, 2009
Preceding agency
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agencyMexico
Operations jurisdictionMexico
Constituting instrument
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersMexico City
Website
http://www.pgr.gob.mx/ (Spanish)

The Federal Ministerial Police (in Spanish: Policía Federal Ministerial, PFM) is a Mexican federal agency tasked with fighting corruption and organized crime, through an executive order by President Vicente Fox Quesada. It was formed in 2009 as a reform and renaming of the Federal Investigative Agency (AFI) which had replaced an earlier agency, the Federal Judicial Police. The agency is directed by the Attorney General's Office (PGR) and may have been partly modeled on the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States.

PFM agents in action often wear masks to prevent themselves from being identified by gang leaders. While PFM agents are uniformed when carrying out raids, "street-level" uniformed federal police patrols and transport terminal security are handled by the Federal Police.

Public Safety Secretary Genaro García Luna hoped to reform the nation's long-troubled police. Among other steps, he consolidated several agencies into a Federal Police force of nearly 25,000.[1]

History

Some agents of the Federal Investigations Agency were believed to work as enforcers for the Sinaloa Cartel. The Attorney General's Office reported in December 2005 that 1,500 of 7,000 AFI agents — nearly 25% of the force — were under investigation for suspected criminal activity and 457 were facing charges.[2][3]

In November 2008, Rodolfo de la Guardia García, the No. 2 official in the AFI from 2003–2005, was placed under arrest as investigators looked into the possibility that he leaked information to the Sinaloa Cartel in return for monthly payments.[4]

Disestablishing of the AFI

On 29 May 2009, the Federal Investigations Agency was restructured and renamed the 'Ministerial Federal Police'.[5]

Equipment

AR15 A3 Tactical Carbine pic1

See also

AFI en Michoacán

{{{inline}}}

References

  1. ^ L.A. Times
  2. ^ Cook, Colleen W., ed. (October 16, 2007). "CSR Report for Congress" (PDF). Mexico's Drug Cartels. USA: Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 2008-11-02. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |editors= and |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ "Crime-torn Mexican 'FBI' Investigates 1,500 Agents," Reuters, December 4, 2005; Tim Gaynor and Monica Medel, "Drug Gangs Corrupt Mexico's Elite 'FBI,'" Reuters, December 6, 2005; and, Laurie Freeman, State of Siege: Drug-Related Violence and Corruption in Mexico, Washington Office on Latin America, June 2006.
  4. ^ "Mexico's corruption inquiry expands to ex-police official". Associated Press. November 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-08. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) [dead link]
  5. ^ http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/168545.html


Stub icon

This Mexican government–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This law enforcement agency article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federal_Ministerial_Police&oldid=566339629"