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The officers were especially concerned when they found out that the first four agents arrested by the army had been handcuffed, beaten and humiliated by military personnel.
El Paso Times, March 31, 2008
The Mexican army and federal police have taken over the 066 emergency telephone system in Juárez, city officials confirmed Monday. The hotline, which is the equivalent to 911 in the United States, will allow federal authorities to receive anonymous information about crime. . . . In related news, six Juárez police officers were arrested for being in possession of marijuana, officials said.
El Diario, Ciudad Juárez, March 31, 2008
Two men between the ages of 30 and 35 were found dead in different neighborhoods, their heads covered with plastic bags wrapped with brown tape and showing signs of torture.
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El Diario, Ciudad Juárez, April 1,2008
10 MORE POLICE ARRESTED
Ten municipal police and two specialists with the state Public Justice Ministry were detained by the Mexican army and turned over to the federal prosecutor for possession of drugs and weapons.
El Diario, Ciudad Juárez, April 1, 2008
Faces distorted in pain and anguish, family members of municipal police officers arrested by the military gathered yesterday at the offices of the federal prosecutor.
“All I know is that it is not fair to hold him,” said Carmen Lamas, wife of Arturo Roman Cruz. She contends that he was abducted Friday morning by the military.
El Diario, Ciudad Juárez, April 1, 2008
In an action unprecedented in the history of this border city, municipal police protested this morning against the Mexican army, refusing to work for fear of being arrested and accused of participation in organized crime.
El Diario, Ciudad Juárez, April 1, 2008
Municipal police officer César Gómez is fighting for his life in intensive care after being shot by elements of the Mexican army when his patrol car went through a military checkpoint. The military detained two other officers in the car, Arturo Sotelo and Raul Palacios.
El Diario, Ciudad Juárez, April 1, 2008
Members of the State Investigative Agency and CIPOL were disarmed this morning by the army and the federal prosecutor, after all personnel from both agencies were summoned to the local headquarters of the State Office of Public Security. Masked military personnel armed with assault rifles sealed the building and army helicopters circled overhead during the operation.
El Diario, Ciudad Juárez, April 1, 2008
Three men were liberated before dawn today by the Mexican army, which said they had been held captive by the Juárez cartel for up to 41 days. The men said they had been abducted at different times and places by hooded men wearing uniforms of the Federal Investigative Police.
El Diario, Ciudad Juárez, April 2, 2008
Elements of the State Investigative Agency and the Police Intelligence Unit (CIPOL) were disarmed and forced to undergo different examinations of confidence under the authority of the army and the Federal Attorney General’s Office. Some agents were identified as appearing in YouTube.com videos supposedly involved in narco-trafficking.
El Diario, Ciudad Juárez, April 2, 2008
Municipal police from the Babicora and Cuauhtemoc districts gathered in their stations and refused to patrol for three hours to protest the aggression against César Antonio Gómez (shot by the army at a checkpoint) and the arrest of two other officers. Yesterday morning, it was revealed that a female police officer had been the victim of sexual aggression by a group of soldiers and had required urgent medical attention. The attack was not confirmed but it generated a great deal of anger among the police, who warned of possible confrontations with the military.
El Diario, Ciudad Juárez, April 2, 2008
Municipal police and the army tell different stories regarding the attacks on police officers that resulted in one being shot and seriously injured.
El Diario, Ciudad Juárez, April 2, 2008
POLICE BURDENED BY A DARK HISTORY
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