The head of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), Omar García Harfuchconsiders that the most important blow of the current administration is the disarticulation of the network huachicol fiscal that involves sailors, businessmen and former officials customs.
In an interview with the newspaper “El Universal”, The federal official announces that they are going for more sailorssince there are pending arrest warrants and it is a considerable number.
Point out that So far there are no military personnel involved, but there are other people who are public servants or former servants of different agencies..
– Do you consider the case of the fiscal huachicol network that was operated by elements of the Navy the most important blow in this administration?
– So far, yes, there will continue to be blows and here (we must) highlight the actions of the Secretary of the Navy itself; Many times they said that the Navy was corrupt, but it was the Secretary of the Navy itself, through the Naval Intelligence Unit, that initiated the investigation.
-Was it a mistake to expose the naval officers to the corruption that has prevailed in customs?
-Definitely, having sailors in certain customs helped reduce corruption. This case of the fiscal huachicol was isolated and very particular, where a group of people who were in that institution committed crimes, but the vast majority of the staff works with integrity and helps to improve the situation.
-If there are politicians involved in the fiscal huachicol, will it proceed?
-Yes, the President has said it; We do not protect anyone and we do not carry out investigations according to speculation, but rather with very concrete evidence, specific evidence, and the investigations continue.
-In the case of Michoacán, what challenge is it facing?
-The challenge is to regain the trust of the citizens, because Michoacán has been experiencing an extremely delicate situation for many years, but the unfortunate murder of the municipal president occurred that shocked all of Mexico, not only Michoacán, and of course the mayor’s wife, Grecia Quiroz, mayor of Uruapan.
-How many councilors in Michoacán have security? Are more elements expected?
-In the last report, the general secretary announced that there are 70 bodyguards. Also almost 500 elements of the National Guard are providing different
-How do you rate the Sinaloa Cartel one year after its fragmentation into two factions?
They were two groups (Los Mayos and Los Chapitos) within the same cartel, they knew each other perfectly, many of them, family or related in one way or another. This fight that has generated tremendous violence in them and a significant economic weakening is not going to be sustainable for them.
-What progress is recorded in the case of La Barredora?
-We have almost everyone detained, the one who was the entity’s security secretary (Hernán Bermúdez Requena), also the second in command, a guy nicknamed “El Pinto” (Ulises Pinto Madera), and we have just arrested a guy who was director of the state police itself (Leonardo Arturo Leyva Ávalos).
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