Police chief shoots himself to avoid arrest in Mexico, many officers arrested in corruption case

Mexico: A police chief in Mexico shot himself to avoid arrest. He was accused of corruption. At present, many police officers have been arrested in the case.

According to the information, the police chief of a small town in Mexico took his own life on Friday. Because the army had arrived to arrest him as part of an anti-corruption raid. Other top police commanders and a mayor of other cities were also detained during the raids.

massive raids

These raids were conducted on a large scale. Federal officials described it as 'Operation Swarm'. The raids took place in two populous suburbs west of Mexico City as well as on the edge of the country's capital. The federal public security department reported that the seven officers arrested were linked to criminal groups.

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These allegations against police officers

The arrested police officers have been accused of crimes like kidnapping, extortion and murder. However, it is not clear whether formal charges have been filed against him yet. In that case, state prosecutors said the police chief of one of the rural towns, Texcaltitlan, killed himself with his own weapon as Marines, National Guard and soldiers were trying to arrest him on unspecified charges.

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Many police officers arrested

Soldiers also arrested the mayor of the nearby town of Amanalco on multiple charges. The city police chief and another local official were also taken into custody. They also arrested the police chief of the city of Tejupilco, farther south.