Pubdate: Thu, 11 Apr 2002
Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA)
Copyright: 2002 San Jose Mercury News
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TIJUANA POLICE CHIEF, OTHER OFFICERS ARRESTED

The Tijuana police chief and about 120 other state and city law enforcement 
officers from two Baja California border cities were arrested Wednesday, 
the state governor's office said.

The surprise operation appeared to be part of President Vicente Fox's 
crackdown on drug smuggling and police corruption.

Army and federal police raided the state police academy in Tecate, about 65 
miles east of Tijuana, where officers were holding a meeting on their 
licenses to carry weapons.

It was unclear what charges the officers faced.
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