Federal Police (Mexico)
The Federal Police (Spanish: Policía Federal, PF), formerly known as the Policía Federal Preventiva (Federal Preventive Police) and sometimes referred to in the U.S. as "Federales", was a Mexican national police force formed in 1999. In 2019 it was incorporated into the National Guard and operated under the authority of the Department of Security and Civil Protection.
| Federal Police Policía Federal | |
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| Abbreviation | PF |
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| Formed | May 30, 2009 (from Federal Preventative Police) |
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| Dissolved | October 1, 2019 |
| Superseding agency | National Guard |
| Employees | + 40.000 (at disbandment) |
| Annual budget | US$34.6 billion (2010) |
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| Federal agency | Mexico |
| Operations jurisdiction | Mexico |
| Governing body | Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection |
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The Federal Police was formed through the merger of four previously independent federal police agencies — the Federal Highway Police, the Fiscal Police, the Investigation and National Security Center, and the Mexican Army's 3rd Military Police Brigade — and was initially referred to as the Federal Preventive Police.
Throughout its 20 year existence, the Federal Police has been dogged by allegations of widespread corruption and abuse — allegations which President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said influenced his administration's decision to disband the force. Since its disbandment, two high-ranking commanders have been arrested for offences they committed while leading the Federal Police.
The police force was 1,870,406,000 pesos in debt to creditors, members of the public, and former employees when it was disbanded.