MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's federal forces will take over security in 13 central and southern towns where police are suspected of ties to crime groups, authorities said on Sunday, pointing to widespread gang infiltration among law enforcement in the region.
Mexico's federal police and army have already taken control of two towns in the bloody southwestern state of Guerrero, where police allegedly conspired with a criminal gang to kill 43 missing students.
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