The Deputy Attorney General's Office for Specialized Investigation of Organized Crime (Spanish: Subprocuraduría Especializada en Investigación de Delincuencia Organizada, SEIDO) is the organized crime investigatory division of Mexico's Attorney General's Office.
History and Organization SEIDO was formed in the wake of a 2003 scandal that found agents in the Attorney General's anti-narcotics prosecution office, FEADS, actively working for or protecting Mexican drug cartels.Mexico disbands anti-drugs force in drive against corruption, Reuters, January 2003 As a result, SEIDO was formed with 117 agents whose backgrounds and psychological profiles were intensely researched, in the hope that agents prone to cartel corruption would be weeded out before they could enter the force.But Will They Get it Right?, Border Reporter, May 2009
In October 2012, the organization changed its name from SIEDO to SEIDO. References
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