No information about "narcotics police" in the State of Mexico could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

However, narcotics investigations are sometimes handled by the Justice Attorney General of the State of Mexico (Procuraduria General de Justicia del Estado de Mexico, PGJEM) (La Jornada 8 Mar. 2002). See the Research Directorate's issue paper Mexico: Police of September 1999 for more information about the various roles of police in Mexico.

The PGJEM's Website lists the names and titles of various personnel in the Attorney General's Office (31 July 2002). There are 36 positions listed with four that are either vacant or unlisted at the present time (ibid.). The head of the PGJEM is the Justice Attorney General (Procurador General de Justicia), Jesus Alfonso Navarrete Prida (ibid.). Here is a list of the rest of the staff:

The Private Secretary of the Attorney General (Secretario Particular del Procurador): Jose Manuel Alvarez Gonzalez

The Coordinator of Auxiliary Public Ministry Agents of the Attorney General (Coordinador de Agentes M.P. Auxiliares del Procurador): Unlisted

Chief of the Social Communication Unit (Jefe de la Unidad de Comunicacion Social): Luis Benito Olguin Arellano

Coordinator of Human Rights PGJ Toluca (Coordinadora de Derechos Humanos PGJ Toluca): Ana Luisa Ramirez Hernandez

Coordinator of the Centre for Victims of Sexual and Family Violence (Coordinadora del Centro de Atencion al Maltrato Intrafamiliar y Sexual): Francisca Rosa Ma. Zaldivar Perez

Coordinator of Internal Inspection (Coordinadora de Inspeccion Interna): Ventura Chavez Contreras

Coordinator of Intelligence and Strategy for Delinquency Control (Coordinador de Inteligencia y Estrategia para el Combate a la Delincuencia): Victor Manuel Torres Moreno

Internal Auditor (Contralor Interno): Miguel Angel Lara Garcia

Legal Coordinator and Advisor (Coordinador Juridico y Consultivo): Adriana Alicia Barrera Ocampo

General Director of the Planning and Sectoral Evaluation Unit (Director General de la Unidad de Planeacion y Evaluacion Sectorial): Hector Oswaldo Munoz Oscos

Deptuy Attorney General (Subprocurador General): Sergio Hugo Chapital Gutierrez

General Director of the Institute for Professional Development and Training (Director General del Instituto de Formacion Profesional y Capacitation): Francisco Javier Hernandez Colin

General Director of Preliminary Investigations (Director General de Averiguaciones Previas): Heberto Garza Jacome

General Director of Process Control (Director General de Control de Procesos): Raquel Rebeca Zertuche Zertuche

General Director of Detentions (Director General de Aprehensiones): Pedro Francisco Gutierrez Campuzano

General Director of Criminal Policy and Delinquency Control (Director General de Politica Criminal y Combate a la Delincuencia): Javier Ruiz Cazares

General Director of Expert Services (Director General de Servicios Periciales): Carlos Marin Islas

General Director of Responsibilities (Director General de Responsabilidades): Benjamin Albores Manzo

Regional Delegate, Toluca (Delegada Regional): Flora Patricia Martinez Cranss

Regional Deputy Attorney General, Toluca (Subprocuradora Regional): Teresita Del Nino Jesus Palacios Iniestra

Regional Deputy Attorney General, Altacomulco (Subprocurador Regional): Roman Garcia Plata

Regional Deputy Attorney General, Ixtapan de la Sal (Subprocurador Regional): Jose Colon Moran

Regional Deputy Attorney General, Valle de Bravo (Subprocuradora Regional): Dolores Aguilar Sanchez

Regional Deputy Attorney General, Tejupilco (Subprocurador Regional): Jose Gabriel Neyra Sosa

Regional Delegate, Tlalnepantla (Delegado Regional): Rogelio Miguel Figueroa Velasquez

Regional Deputy Attorney General, Tlalnepantla (Subprocurador Regional): Unlisted

Regional Deputy Attorney General, Cuautitlan Izcalli (Subprocurador Regional): Alejandro Rodriguez Andreu

Regional Delegate, Ecatepec (Delegado Regional): Miguel Angel Contreras Nieto

Regional Deputy Attorney General, Ecatepec (Subprocurador Regional): Unlisted

Regional Deputy Attorney General, Texcoco (Subprocurador Regional): Jose Andres Mendiola Valdez

Regional Delegate, Nezahualcoyotl (Delegado Regional): Unlisted

Regional Deputy Attorney General, Nezahualcoyotl (Subprocurador Regional): Javier Garcia Valencia

Regional Deputy Attorney General, Amecameca (Subprocurador Regional): Luis Alberto Contreras Salazar

Special Public Prosecutor of Crimes (Fiscal Especial de Delitos Cometidos por Fraccionadores): Urbano Lopez Hernandez

General Director of Administration (Director General de Administracion): Jose Manuel Baranda Rodriguez

According to an article in Reforma, the previous Justice Attorney General for the State of Mexico was Gerardo Sanchez y Sanchez (7 Sept. 2000).

No other information about past personnel or present senior officers of the PGJEM could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Estado de Mexico. 31 July 2002. "Procuraduria General de Justicia del Estado de Mexico: Directorio." http://www.edomexico.gob.mx/pgjem/DIRECTORIO.htm [Accessed 30 Aug. 2002]

La Jornada [Mexico City]. 8 March 2002. Israel Davila and Silvia Chavez. "Aumento 30% el consumo de drogas en el Edomex en 5 anos, indica Navarrete Prida." http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2002/ene02/020108/026n1est.html [Accessed 30 Aug. 2002]

Reforma [Mexico City]. 7 September 2000. "Deja Cartas Postumas." http://www.terra.com.mx/noticias/articulo/043467/pagina3.htm [Accessed 30 Aug. 2002]

IRB databases

Internet sites

El Diario Amanecer [Toluca]

International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2001: Mexico

Mexico Hoy [Mexico City]

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