Police in a cartel-dominated Mexican city are taken off the streets after the military takes away their weapons | Titan radio

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Local police in the cartel-dominated city of Culiacan, Mexico, have been taken off the streets after the military seized their weapons. The move came just one day after about 1,500 residents of Culiacan, the capital of the northern state of Sinaloa, held a march to demand peace. The protesters demanded safety for their children to go to school. Classes have been largely canceled due to cartel fighting in the city. But instead of announcing an increased police presence, the state’s governor said Monday that the roughly 1,000 municipal police officers would not return to work until they get their weapons back. Until then, state police and the National Guard will take over patrols.

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