Mexico boosts police body‑camera use and cracks down on illegal surveillance cameras

The Secretariat Executive of the State Security System (SESESC) in Quintana Roo plans to purchase between 600 and 800 body‑worn cameras for police forces in the state's 11 municipalities. The acquisition aims to raise the proportion of officers equipped with cameras from roughly 40‑50% to a higher level, with devices designed to prevent deactivation during duty. Funding will depend on the amount allocated by the federal government.

In the Baja California Sur town of Santa Rosalía, state security officials seized 11 illegally installed video‑surveillance cameras during the "Cámaras Parásitas" operation. The raid involved the Mexican Navy, the State Preventive Police, and Mulegé municipal police, and the confiscated devices were turned over to the public prosecutor for investigation.