Drug Sting Unmasks Cartel Members Masquerading as Zihuatanejo Police teleSUR
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Mexico Cartels: Fake Police Officers Arrested in Guerrero State (TRT World)

After a surprise investigation was conducted last week at a police precinct in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, 51 arrests have been made with at least 3 high ranking officers charged for association to organized crime and drug trafficking.

Federal police and the marines detained 246 officers and officials until official credentials were produced. Thirty-one of those arrested were shortly after released on charges of operating without full accreditation, leaving 20 to face the courts.

According to investigators, not all offenders were police officers. A number of cartel members had infiltrated the force pretending to be officers. One “officer,” known as "El Cadete," had joined the force 20 days prior and was known by police from past infractions.

“You can’t trust the cops here, the only people they take care of are the tourists,” Miguel Angel Romero, a local, told Fox reporters. “They don’t care about the terror the locals live with in the neighborhoods away from the beach.”

One local magistrate, who prefers to remain anonymous, reported to Fox News, that the municipal police are sure to be shut down after this incident. “They are extremely corrupt and have only made organized crime worse in Zihua,” he said.

Suspicions were first aroused after an incident in April that led to the disappearance and eventual death of three officers. The three had been questioned and denied any knowledge of criminal activities within the department. Later during a raid of a security undercover narcos working in the precinct shot and killed the officers.

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