Members of local police in Culiacan, Mexico, were taken off the streets after the army confiscated their weapons, officials announced Monday. This action followed a Sunday protest where 1,500 residents of the Sinaloa capital demanded peace after weeks of cartel violence that has caused over 130 deaths in less than a month.
Governor Ruben Rocha Moya announced that the 1,000-member police force wouldn't return to duty until their guns, seized for inspection, were returned. In the meantime, soldiers, state police, and the National Guard will patrol the city.
