Mexico replaces all 700 customs inspectors with agents newly trained to fight drug smuggling
By APSunday, August 16, 2009
Mexico replaces all customs agents in drug fight
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has replaced all 700 of its customs inspectors with agents newly trained to fight drug smuggling.
The government has sent soldiers to airports and border crossings across the country to take back the guns issued to the inspectors.
Tax Administration Service spokesman Pedro Canabal says the officers were not fired. Instead, the agency decided not to rehire them when their contracts expired over the weekend.
They were replaced with 1,400 newly hired agents who have undergone months of training and background checks to ensure they have no criminal records.
Canabal spoke Sunday to The Associated Press.
Tags: Central America, Latin America And Caribbean, Mexico, Mexico City, North America
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August 29, 2009: 11:45 pm
iam inglish not good, china win in towers not posible what ustedes. In mexico not construction towers of 250 mtrs. never watch tower of 300 mtrs. not error of iam pais , deben construction the spire tower win of china a tower shangai. not huevones. |
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August 18, 2009: 5:52 pm
I am a Researcher at a criminal background check company named Integrascan. We have tried to get accurate Criminal Background checks from Mexico for years. I wonder what type of Background Check theses officers went through. The government is corrupted in Mexico and there is no clear-cut method of recording and Identifying criminals in the corrupt government. It would be a god idea to model third system after the Private Background Check companies in the U.S. Terry Sweet |
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