Mexico Plan Adds Police to Take On Drug Cartels

Autor: Manuel Roig-Franzia

Fuente: Washington Post, 11 de julio de 2008.

Fragmento del original: The Mexican government plans to nearly double the size of its federal police force in order to reduce the role of the military in combating drug trafficking, under a confidential anti-narcotics strategy that officials made available Thursday. 

The plan, known as the Comprehensive Strategy Against Drug Trafficking, also involves purging local police forces of corrupt officers and initiating social measures -- such as improving safety in public spaces -- designed to improve public confidence in government agencies tainted by corruption.  

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