EXCLUSIVE: Head of Corrupt Intel Unit Promoted to Top Mexican Border State Police Post
22 Dec 2020
The head of a border state police intelligence unit that is plagued with allegations of corruption and a long history of cartel links was quietly promoted to one of the top law enforcement positions in the state. The members of that task force are linked to cartel extortion, illegal searches, and the covered-up murder of a Texas man.
In recent days, officials in Nuevo Leon quietly promoted Juan Francisco de Jesus Vidaurri Esquivel to helm the Fuerza Civil as the new Commissar General. Vidaurri previously headed the controversial General Investigations Directorate (DGI)–a group that officials tried to phase out after complaints of corruption and human rights abuses.