Dec 5, 2005

Mexican Special Force Agents Modeled on FBI Under Investigation

MEXICO CITY — Mexico created an elite force of federal agents modeled on the FBI four years ago, but now one in five members of the agency is under investigation for committing crimes, the Attorney General's Office said Sunday.

In a report obtained by Reuters, the office said 1,493 members of the Federal Investigation Agency, or AFI, are under investigation "for probably committing crimes," and 457 of those currently face prosecution. The AFI employees about 7,000 agents.

Read the rest of the story by Reuters here.

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