Federal Ministerial Police
The Federal Ministerial Police (Spanish: Policía Federal Ministerial, PFM) is a Mexican federal agency tasked with fighting corruption and organized crime, through an executive order by President Felipe Calderón. The agency is directed by the Attorney General's Office (FGR) and may have been partly modeled on the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States. PFM agents in action often wear masks to prevent themselves from being identified by gang leaders. PFM agents are uniformed when carrying out raids.
| Federal Ministerial Police Policía Federal Ministerial | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PFM |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 30 May 2009 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Employees | 8,500 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | Mexico |
| Operations jurisdiction | Mexico |
| Constituting instrument |
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| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Parent agency | Criminal Investigation Agency |
| Website | |
| www.pgr.gob.mx (Spanish) | |
"Street-level" uniformed federal police patrols and transport terminal security are handled by the service personnel of the National Guard.
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