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Mexico City Deploys 14,225 Officers for Back-to-School Security Operation

The city aims to ease school-zone traffic with patrols, traffic control, real-time route support.

Overview

  • The SSC operation, which began at 6 a.m. Monday, put 14,225 police on duty across all 16 boroughs for the return to classes.
  • Officials fielded 1,367 patrol vehicles plus ERUM ambulances and moto-ambulances, with three Cóndores helicopters flying surveillance.
  • Banking and Industrial Police and Auxiliary Police secured school entrances and nearby streets to protect students, teachers, and families.
  • Traffic officers directed cars and foot traffic in school zones and warned drivers to avoid illegal parking that can block drop-off lanes.
  • Patrols covered Metro, Metrobús, Tren Ligero and transfer hubs known as CETRAMs, while C2 and C5 camera centers watched chokepoints and the SSC offered live route help on its social channels.