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Some of Mexico’s “Finest” are actually a bunch of frauds.

A raid at a local police department in the state of Puebla turned up 113 fake cops — out of a force of 185.

They all face charges of impersonating a police officer. The state government took over policing duties in the town, San Martin Texmelucan, which has seen a recent spike in violence and dismembered bodies all over town.

Puebla’s interior secretary, Diodoro Carrasco, said the town’s government lost control and could no longer promise that its residents would be safe.

The crooked “cops” paid bribes in order to get their badges. Some of the real officers were arrested for charging up to 5,000 pesos ($260) to allow their shady colleagues to avoid the vetting process and background checks.

Puebla is the state with the highest number of illegal pipeline taps used by criminal gangs to swipe diesel or gasoline.

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