Experts: Mexico-US drug plan won’t work unless police corruption eliminated
Tagged: corruption, crime, gangs, Merida Initiative, Mexico, policePosted on: October 25th, 2007“The U.S. government is vowing to spend US$1.4 billion (€980 billion) to help Mexico battle violent drug gangs, but the money will be largely wasted if authorities here don’t cut the ties between police forces and organized crime, security analysts say.
U.S. and Mexican officials on Monday announced the so-called “Merida Initiative,” which U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza described as “the single most aggressive undertaking ever to combat Mexican drug cartels.”
The plan’s success, however, may hinge on whether it includes an effective strategy to tackle the corruption that has corroded large parts of Mexico’s local and federal police forces.”*
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