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12-14-2009, 03:20 PM
The members of the Commission of Chiefs and directors of the Police in Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean have elected Dominican Police Chief Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin as their president. This is the first time a Dominican has been elected in the 19 years of the organization. According to a press release, Major General Guzman will lead the regional body for the next 12 months. The entity seeks to strengthen the force and create a super-police regional force able to combat drug trafficking and other forms of transnational crime.
Major General Guzman Fermin's election took place during the closure of the 17th Ordinary Meeting of the Commission of Chiefs and directors of the Police of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean that took place at the Hotel Hamaca in Boca Chica. Also sworn in were Erick Lacayo Rojas, director of the public force in Costa Rica, and General Rudy Almanzar Medina, director of human resources of the Dominican police as vice president and regional secretary respectively.

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