The owner of the Ministry of Public Security of Sinaloa, Gerardo Merida Sanchezpresented his resignation from office, one day before the chairwoman Claudia Sheinbaum Visit the entity to evaluate the anti-crime strategy.
During a press conference at the Sinaloa Government Secretariat, this Saturday the resignation of the head of Security, who had been in office for 15 months, was confirmed.
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Mérida Sánchez is a retired Major General and his profile highlights that he has studies in Military Administration and Command and General Staff training. Among the most relevant positions he held were being director of the Military Intelligence School.
During the administration of the former Secretary of Security of Sinaloa, last September, the capture of Ismael El Mayo Zambada, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, occurred, as well as the increase in crime rates in that state due to the disputes between the factions of that criminal organization.
This Saturday, Governor Rubén Rocha is expected to announce the new head of the Security Secretariat, who, according to local media, would be Óscar Rentería, a brigadier general with a diploma from the National Defense General Staff.
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In turn, President Claudia Sheinbaum has planned a tour of Sinaloa this Sunday to carry out an evaluation of the security strategy.
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