Mr. Fasci says officials are trying to improve coordination among Mexico's alphabet soup of different law enforcement bodies.

WSJ: Mexico's Drug Cartels May Have Become Too Powerful to Control

The man who took his place is Mr. Fasci, a former top prosecutor.

WSJ: Mexico's Drug Cartels May Have Become Too Powerful to Control

Mexico has no choice but to deploy the army to do what corrupt and inefficient state and local police forces can't, says Mr. Fasci.

WSJ: Mexico's Drug Cartels May Have Become Too Powerful to Control