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AP - Police in the northern Mexico city of Monterrey have been told not to sit in parked patrol cars observing traffic, because officials suspect they could be spying for criminal gangs or drug cartels.

The measure marks a new low for Monterrey's municipal police. In recent years they have been banned from using cell phones while on duty and at times had their weapons confiscated because of concerns some officers may be acting as lookouts for gangs.

Monterrey officers will have to keep their patrol cars moving under rules announced Tuesday by state Public Safety Secretary Aldo Fasci.

Local police officers in several cities have been detained for allegedly protecting drug cartels or warning them about federal police or army raids.


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