Federal Ministerial Police
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The Federal Ministerial Police (Spanish: Policía Federal Ministerial, PFM) is a Mexican federal agency tasked with fighting corruption and organized crime, through an executive order by President Felipe Calderón. The agency is directed by the Attorney General's Office (FGR) and may have been partly modeled on the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States. PFM agents in action often wear masks to prevent themselves from being identified by gang leaders. PFM agents are uniformed when carrying out raids.
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Federal Ministerial Police Policía Federal Ministerial | |
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Abbreviation | PFM |
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Formed | 30 May 2009; 15 years ago (2009-05-30) |
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Employees | 8,500[1] |
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Federal agency | Mexico |
Operations jurisdiction | Mexico |
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Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico |
Parent agency | Criminal Investigation Agency[2] |
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www.pgr.gob.mx (Spanish) |
"Street-level" uniformed federal police patrols and transport terminal security are handled by the service personnel of the National Guard.