The Federal Ministerial Police (in 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.
Federal Ministerial Police Policía Federal Ministerial
It was formed in 2009 as a reform and renaming of the Federal Investigative Agency (Agencia Federal de Investigación or AFI) which had replaced an earlier agency, the Federal Judicial Police. Some agents of the Federal Investigations Agency were believed to work as enforcers for the Sinaloa Cartel. The Attorney General's Office reported in December 2005 that 1,500 of 7,000 AFI agents — nearly 25% of the force — were under investigation for suspected criminal activity and 457 were facing charges.[2][3]
In November 2008, Rodolfo de la Guardia García, the No. 2 official in the AFI from 2003 to 2005, was placed under arrest as investigators looked into the possibility that he leaked information to the Sinaloa Cartel in return for monthly payments.[4]
On 29 May 2009, the Federal Investigations Agency was restructured and renamed.[5]
Ranks
Commissioner General
Comissary General
Chief Comissary
Comissary
General Inspector
Chief Inspector
Inspector
Subinspector
Officer
Sub-Officer
Organization
General Directorate of Ministerial and Judicial Mandates
General Directorate of Special Security Services and Protection of Persons
General Directorate of Police Investigation In Support of Mandates
General Directorate of International Police Matters - Interpol
General Directorate of Communications Center
General Directorate of Technical Support and Logistic
^Cook, Colleen W., ed. (October 16, 2007). (PDF). Mexico's Drug Cartels. USA: Congressional Research Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
^"Crime-torn Mexican 'FBI' Investigates 1,500 Agents," Reuters, December 4, 2005; Tim Gaynor and Monica Medel, "Drug Gangs Corrupt Mexico's Elite 'FBI,'" Reuters, December 6, 2005; and, Laurie Freeman, State of Siege: Drug-Related Violence and Corruption in Mexico, Washington Office on Latin America, June 2006.
^. Associated Press. November 7, 2008. Archived from the original on November 8, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
^Jorge Ramos Pérezy Maria de la Luz González (30 May 2009). "Surge la Policía Federal Ministerial". El Universal. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
External links
(in Spanish)
January 06, 2023
federal, ministerial, police, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jsto. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Federal Ministerial Police news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Federal Ministerial Police in Spanish Policia Federal Ministerial PFM is a Mexican federal agency tasked with fighting corruption and organized crime through an executive order by President Felipe Calderon 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 Federal Ministerial PolicePolicia Federal MinisterialAbbreviationPFMAgency overviewFormed30 May 2009 13 years ago 2009 05 30 Preceding agencyAgencia Federal de InvestigacionEmployees8 500 1 Jurisdictional structureFederal agencyMexicoOperations jurisdictionMexicoConstituting instrumentDecree of the Union Executive on November 1 2001General natureFederal law enforcementOperational structureHeadquartersMexico City MexicoWebsitewww pgr gob mx Spanish Street level uniformed federal police patrols and transport terminal security are handled by the service personnel of the National Guard Contents 1 History 2 Ranks 3 Organization 4 Equipment 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditIt was formed in 2009 as a reform and renaming of the Federal Investigative Agency Agencia Federal de Investigacion or AFI which had replaced an earlier agency the Federal Judicial Police Some agents of the Federal Investigations Agency were believed to work as enforcers for the Sinaloa Cartel The Attorney General s Office reported in December 2005 that 1 500 of 7 000 AFI agents nearly 25 of the force were under investigation for suspected criminal activity and 457 were facing charges 2 3 In November 2008 Rodolfo de la Guardia Garcia the No 2 official in the AFI from 2003 to 2005 was placed under arrest as investigators looked into the possibility that he leaked information to the Sinaloa Cartel in return for monthly payments 4 On 29 May 2009 the Federal Investigations Agency was restructured and renamed 5 Ranks EditCommissioner General Comissary General Chief Comissary Comissary General Inspector Chief Inspector Inspector Subinspector Officer Sub OfficerOrganization EditGeneral Directorate of Ministerial and Judicial Mandates General Directorate of Special Security Services and Protection of Persons General Directorate of Police Investigation In Support of Mandates General Directorate of International Police Matters Interpol General Directorate of Communications Center General Directorate of Technical Support and LogisticEquipment Edit AR 15A3 Tactical Carbine Glock 17 IWI Jericho 941 IMI Galil IWI Ace IWI Tavor Heckler amp Koch MP7 AR 15 M4 CarbineSee also Edit AFI agents in Michoacan Mexico portalAfghan National Police Civil Police Brazil Federal Bureau of Investigation Federales Federal police Federal Security Service Russia Guardia di Finanza Iraqi Police National Police France People s Armed Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police RCMP Scotland Yard Serious Organised Crime Agency SOCA References Edit http www apartados hacienda gob mx presupuesto temas pef 2012 temas tomos 17 r17 appcd pdf bare URL PDF Cook Colleen W ed October 16 2007 CSR Report for Congress PDF Mexico s Drug Cartels USA Congressional Research Service Archived from the original PDF on 2008 12 17 Retrieved 2008 11 02 Crime torn Mexican FBI Investigates 1 500 Agents Reuters December 4 2005 Tim Gaynor and Monica Medel Drug Gangs Corrupt Mexico s Elite FBI Reuters December 6 2005 and Laurie Freeman State of Siege Drug Related Violence and Corruption in Mexico Washington Office on Latin America June 2006 Mexico s corruption inquiry expands to ex police official Associated Press November 7 2008 Archived from the original on November 8 2008 Retrieved 2008 11 08 Jorge Ramos Perezy Maria de la Luz Gonzalez 30 May 2009 Surge la Policia Federal Ministerial El Universal Retrieved 18 September 2014 External links EditAttorney General s Office Attorney General s Office in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Federal Ministerial Police amp oldid 1117033088, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
