Only Seven Mexican States Are Prepared to Carry Out Criminal Investigations, Analysts Report The Mexico Gulf Reporter
go to original June 4, 2014

GUADALAJARA - Mexico has 31 states and a Federal District, but only seven of them are equipped with the personnel and equipment to meet international criminal investigation standards, a team of forensic consultants has reported.

The consultants, some Mexican and some from other nations, are collaborating with U.S. officials to modernize the nation's notoriously lagging criminal investigation system, one of the goals of the Mérida Initiative signed in 2007 by former presidents Felipe Calderón Hinojosa and George W. Bush.

Retraining poorly prepared state and local police forces and purging their ranks of corrupt officers began in January 2009 and was to have been completed 18 months ago. But the process is still underway, with a new deadline of Oct. 29, 2014. Senators seek yet another delay in police vetting.

Chihuahua, Nuevo León, Morelos, Jalisco, Yucatán and Estado de México (EDOMEX) all now meet generally recognized criminal investigative standards, according to law enforcement specialists, with Baja California leading the pack.

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