Mexico's law enforcement operates with three distinct powers of authority and jurisdiction: federal, state and municipal. The Federal Police, which oversaw nationwide police operations, was dissolved in 2019 by president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador due to corruption, links with organized crime and similar issues.

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.

Sep 9, 2024 · In this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn about the key police forces in Mexico, their duties, and how they work together to maintain order.

Under the president’s approach, Mexico has both a shortage of police — there are none in some towns — and, at the same time, thousands of experienced former federal police officers who chose not to join the militarized National Guard are now unemployed.

Law enforcement services in Mexico are shared between federal, border, traffic, state and municipal police. The two principal police forces with national remit are the uniformed police called ‘Policia Federal’ and the plainclothed criminal investigations force called ‘Policía Federal Ministerial’ (PFM).

Apr 1, 2025 · UNO will have three branches distributed geographically across Mexico, as well as a high-impact team that will be the “elite of the elite,” the federal official said. Its current members are mostly former Federal Police and members of the special operations team García Harfuch created when he was Mexico City’s police chief.

Apr 4, 2023 · Mexico undertook historic criminal justice reform in 2008. But one critical player was left behind: the police. Now, amidst the country’s continued impunity crisis, the World Justice Project is working with local authorities to make up for lost time.

Jul 24, 2020 · (Washington, DC) – Recent police abuses across Mexico should be a wake-up call to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to lead a national process to professionalize police forces and hold...

Jan 11, 2010 · Addressing Mexico’s security crisis will require creating an efective police force operating within the confines of the law. This chapter seeks to provide an over-view of police reform in Mexico and elucidate the obstacles to institutional change.

21 hours ago · In Tijuana, Mexico The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed the incident in a statement to NBC News and identified the agent shot and killed as Mexico Police Commander Abigail Esparza Reyes.