Mexican Army Disarms Police

[Dr. Shane]

Army disarms Matamoros police

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The Mexican Army rounded up and disarmed about 157 Matamoros police officers.

Mexican media outlets are reporting that the roundup started early Wednesday morning.

Mexico's El Universal newspaper reported 157 police officers were taken off the street and disarmed.

The newspaper said military officials did not give a reason for the action.

The Matamoros Police Department's Third Watch Commander Alfredo Rodriguez Cruz told reporters that Tamaulipas State Police were called in to help provide security for the Mexican border city of more than 500,000 people.

Matamoros is located south of Brownsville, Texas.

This is just across the border from me. From what I understand some policemen attack some soldiers. So they had all the policemen called to the central police department and when all the policemen were inside the army surrounded the police station and made all the officers surrender their weapons. Now with all their weapons the can run forensics and discover which officers attacked the Mexican soldiers.