New leader vows to make a dent in Juarez crime through closed-circuit cameras, better-lit streets

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New leader vows to make a dent in Juarez crime through closed-circuit cameras, better-lit streets

JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) — On the day Cruz Perez Cuellar sat down with journalists to outline how he plans to run Juarez in the next three years, a local newspaper’s headline emphasized his greatest challenge.“Ex-cop ran migrant smuggling gang!”Crime and police corruption aren’t just a concern for the 1.5 million residents of this border city, but also for people in the United States who would like to see a reduction in the flow of illegal…