Mexican Soldiers Take Over Reynosa Police Department

Last Update: 8:23 am

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas, Mexico - More than 2,290 Mexican soldiers are being sent to border cities of Tamaulipas. Officials made the announcement in a meeting earlier tonight.

Two hundred soldiers are being sent to the Reynosa police department, where they will take over operations at the Reynosa police department.

The military will be drug testing Reynosa police officers to determine if they will be kept on duty. The officers that pass the test will be sent to the state of Coahuila for training. The officers that fail the test will be let go.

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