Federal Police (Mexico)
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The Federal Police (Spanish: Policía Federal, PF), formerly known as the Policía Federal Preventiva (Federal Preventive Police) and sometimes referred to in the U.S. as "Federales",[2] was a Mexican national police force formed in 1999. In 2019 it was incorporated into the National Guard and operated under the authority of the Department of Security and Civil Protection.
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Abbreviation | PF |
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Formed | May 30, 2009 (from Federal Preventative Police) |
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Dissolved | October 1, 2019 |
Superseding agency | National Guard |
Employees | + 40.000 (at disbandment) |
Annual budget | US$34.6 billion (2010) |
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Federal agency | Mexico |
Operations jurisdiction | Mexico |
Governing body | Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection |
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The Federal Police was formed through the merger of four previously independent federal police agencies — the Federal Highway Police, the Fiscal Police, the Investigation and National Security Center, and the Mexican Army's 3rd Military Police Brigade — and was initially referred to as the Federal Preventive Police.
Throughout its 20-year existence, the Federal Police was dogged by allegations of widespread corruption and abuse — allegations which President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said influenced his administration's decision to disband the force.[3] Since its disbandment, two high-ranking commanders have been arrested for offences they committed while leading the Federal Police.[3][4]
The police force was 1,870,406,000 pesos in debt to creditors, members of the public, and former employees when it was disbanded.[5]