Mexican President Felipe Calderón wants to eliminate municipal cops, who he is says are the most vulnerable to corruption.
Here's an excerpt from the wire story in the Arizona Daily Star:
"Mexican President Felipe Calderón said Wednesday that he was sending Congress a plan to overhaul the country's police system by doing away with local forces, long a weak link in law enforcement and the battle against drug cartels.
The proposal, which would require amending Mexico's Constitution, would eliminate Mexico's 2,000 municipal departments, where officers tend to be under trained and poorly paid, and are seen as vulnerable to corruption by criminal groups. Patrol duties in towns and cities would be taken over by the 31 states.
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The idea, called "unified command," has been debated for months, as the death toll from the nearly 4-year-old drug war surpassed 28,000 and signs of police collusion with crime syndicates continued to pile up."
Here's a few other stories on his plan:
• Mexico's Calderon urges consolidation of police forces (Houston Chronicle)
