JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Adrian Lui Chavira sweeps his hand toward metal beams and wall panels inside the 15th floor of a new high-rise in Downtown Juarez.
“All of that will be (electronic) screens. From here, we will be able to see and operate all the security cameras throughout the state,” said Chavira, the administrator of Torre Centinela (Sentinel Tower).
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The $84 million building and its technology is the state of Chihuahua’s gamble to keep criminals in check by taking away something they have long enjoyed: Impunity.
Cameras and accompanying technology like license plate readers and face-recognition technology already have helped police in this Mexican northern border state apprehend dozens of murderers, kidnappers and thieves.
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That includes the Oct. 3 capture of a gang of alleged migrant smugglers and sicarios, or assassins, by tracking a vehicle they repeatedly used to commit crimes. Their arrest and the seizure of 40 guns and “assault rifles” in their possession immediately cut down the number of homicides in Juarez, Chihuahua Public Safety Director Gilberto Loya said…