Law enforcement in Mexico

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Mexico law enforcement is distributed among three distinct powers of authority and jurisdiction: federal, state, and municipal. With the reform of former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico’s Federal Police, the agency was replaced with the new National Guard (Guardia Nacional — GN), which serves as a federal ‘military police.’ The main goal of the National Guard is to bring justice and peace to the country. The National Guard was created because some sections of the Federal Police were involved in organized crime, corruption, and similar issues.