Mexican Army Prepares Historic US$1 Billion Investment to Build 116 Barracks in Most-Violent Areas

By Morogris 7/22/2023 06:00:00 PM
"Morogris" for Borderland Beat

The Mexican Army is preparing one of its most ambitious projects in the current administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). It intends to investment more than MXN$19 billion (about US$1 billion) to build more than 116 barracks in Mexico's most-violent municipalities.

The construction of these new bases by the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) has the objective of supporting local corporations in public security tasks in the territories with the highest crime rates.

"[This investment will] provide support to the various agencies that carry out public security tasks, for the benefit of the population that lives in the municipalities with the highest crime rates", Sedena said in an official statement.

The investment project has been reviewed by the Ministry of Finance, and the it will be implemented by the General Directorate of Engineers, a subdivision of the Army responsible for planning and implementing all military construction works, as well as approving the projects and budgets prepared by them.

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