ABSTRACT
The attorney general told President Calderon that he could accept his resignation at any time. The US hailed his commitment to stamping out organized crime. The picture changed when he named the highly respected Guillermo Valdes Castellanos as director and substantially expanded its budget and human resources. Calderon reaffirmed his confidence in Medina Mora, who then sought a subtle means to lure Ramirez Mandujano back into the country without arousing the suspicion of the iguana-eyed former Specialized Investigation of Organized Crime chief. In reaction, he has lobbied Congress to replace them with a single, highly professional organization modeled on Spanish or French national agencies. The legacy of the Federal Security Directorate and Federal Judicial Police for poor standards, criminality, corruption, and impunity mean that Calderon and Garcia Luna confront the Herculean task of convincing upright young people that police work is an honorable career.
