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Mexican
Unit
Conducting
Inquiry
into
Disappearances
Found
to
be
Infiltrated
by
Drug
Traffickers
2/6/98
An investigation being conducted by the Mexican government into the disappearances of over 90 people, including some Americans, in and around Ciudad Juarez, was reportedly infiltrated and compromised by at least one police officer with ties to drug traffickers. Ciudad Juarez is a known crossroads for the multi-billion dollar drug trade which flows through Mexico. The discovery was made by the Mexican Attorney General's office during an investigation into the execution-style murder of the alleged corrupt officer, federal police commander Hector Mario Valera. The investigative unit itself was formed in response to pressure from people whose loved ones were among the missing. The Association for Relatives of the Disappeared complained that the original investigations were chaotic or corrupt, according to the New York Times.
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