Mexico fired the entire police in a city

Mexico officials have dismissed yesterday the entire police force in the city of Veracruz, to eliminate corruption and enhance security to deal the drug cartels.

AP quoted Ms. Gina Dominguez, a police spokesman, said that 800 police and 300 administrative staff in the city of Veracruz has been fired. The decision has the consent of the mayor of Veracruz, Javier Duarte and Interior Minister Alejandro Poire. In a press conference, Ms. Dominguez said they can still apply for a job in the police state, but must meet the employment standards more rigorous.

The entire city police in Veracruz has been fired.

Marines armed Mexico has undertaken to protect the police headquarters yesterday, while the promotion of Navy forces patrolling Mexico flights above the city sky. Veracruz is a city where 35 bodies had been thrown into the street in September, shocking Mexico. This is considered one of the attacks between the worst gang-related drug war in Mexico.

Mexico army had taken over the job of the police some time ago, especially in the border city of Ciudad Juarez and the border state of Tamaulipas. However, Veracruz became the first state to dismiss all of a large police and Marines use to law enforcement. An estimated 2,400 Marines in the state of Veracruz.

Mexico army to take the job instead of the police in Veracruz.

According to Ms. Dominguez, Mexico Navy activities will last until the Veracruz state can train more police officers. Mayor Duarte had disbanded the police force in the capital of Xalapa, the state of Veracruz, but in that case, the federal agents was immediately dispatched to take over the job.

President Felipe Calderon has a process to promote an ambitious testing all 460,000 police officers in Mexico. His administration has allocated USD 331 million for 200 cities to train and re-equipped police force of the city.

Veracruz is a popular route for drug smuggling gangs and immigrants from the south. This area was gang-controlled Gulf first, and then by the Zetas over ice. Veracruz state has seen increased violence recently, after a government crackdown in neighboring Tamaulipas state criminals pushing drugs run to Veracruz.