Federal Police (Mexico)

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Federal Police Policía Federal
Abbreviation	PF
Agency overview
Formed	May 30, 2009 (from Federal Preventative Police)
Preceding agencies	3rd Military Police Brigade, Mexican Army Mexican Federal Highway Patrol Mexican Federal Attorney Police CISEN counter-intelligence unit
Dissolved	October 1, 2019
Superseding agency	National Guard
Employees	+ 40.000 (at disbandment)
Annual budget	US$34.6 billion (2010)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	Mexico
Operations jurisdiction	Mexico
Governing body	Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection
General nature	Federal law enforcement Civilian police
Notables
Anniversary	Federal Police Day, June 2[1]

The Federal Police (Spanish: Policía Federal, PF), formerly known as the Policía Federal Preventiva (Federal Preventive Police) and sometimes referred to in the U.S. as "Federales",^[2] was a Mexican national police force formed in 1999. In 2019 it was incorporated into the National Guard and operated under the authority of the Department of Security and Civil Protection.

The Federal Police was formed through the merger of four previously independent federal police agencies — the Federal Highway Police, the Fiscal Police, the Investigation and National Security Center, and the Mexican Army's 3rd Military Police Brigade — and was initially referred to as the Federal Preventive Police.

Throughout its 20-year existence, the Federal Police was dogged by allegations of widespread corruption and abuse — allegations which President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said influenced his administration's decision to disband the force.^[3] Since its disbandment, two high-ranking commanders have been arrested for offences they committed while leading the Federal Police.^[3][4]

The police force was 1,870,406,000 pesos in debt to creditors, members of the public, and former employees when it was disbanded.^[5]