About 300 federal police in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, arrested on Sunday their own leaders, accused of extortion and protection to organized crime groups. Agents raided the hotel where they were staying four Mexican federal police commanders. The heads were removed by force and violence.

The federal police accused his commanders to stop policing the city on days when smugglers transporting drugs on site. Moreover, the chiefs are accused of charging daily quota of officers.

Ciudad Juarez is located on the border with the United States and is considered the most violent city in Mexico. Over the past two years, more than 6000 people have been killed in Ciudad Juarez, according to official statistics.

The Federal Police was sent to Ciudad Juárez to precisely monitor the local police, accused of being infiltrated by people linked to drug cartels.

The officers themselves have also been victims of extortion, being forced to pay a share of U.S. $ 230 per day to the chiefs. Even the ammunition for their weapons was being charged by commanders.

Corruption in the police is one of the gravest problems of Mexico. The security minister, Genaro García Luna, said the drug cartels have invested $ 98 million per year in bribes to local police.

The base salary of agents – roughly $ 300 per month – is a problem, the ministry said.

Via: BBC.