Woman to lead Mexican federal police
February 12th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANSMexico City, Feb 12 (IANS/EFE) Maribel Cervantes Guerrero has been named by President Felipe Calderon as the new commander of the Federal Police, an official communique said.
Cervantes Guerrero — the first woman to head the Federal Police — has been tasked with directing government strategy against nationwide crime.
The 41-year-old officer was trained by leading security agencies in matters of crime data and criminal-operations analysis, intelligence, strategic planning, anti-terrorism, investigations and policing techniques in Spain, Israel and the US, the federal Public Safety Secretariat said.
Cervantes was the head of the intelligence division of the Federal Police, responsible for cooperation, training and exchanging intelligence with the American Police Community (Ameripol) and with the European Police Office (Europol).
She was awarded in 2006 with Spain’s White Emblem Military Merit Cross, and in 2011 with the Obelisk Intelligence Badge, the highest honour of Colombia’s Police Intelligence Board.
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