"Marisol Valles"
For four months he was known as the bravest woman in Mexico. It was the only one that agreed to be chief of police in one of the nation's most dangerous cities, Praxedis Guerrero.
Now Marisol Valles, 20 year old student, no longer hold that position. After several days of work permit, Monday did not return to work and the mayor decided cesarla.
is not known what motivated her to leave the village of 3,400 inhabitants. The version that applied for asylum in the United States was not confirmed, nor is it certain that he had received death threats.
the student's whereabouts is unknown, and even the municipal authorities have been unable to talk to her. The Town Clerk of Praxedis Guerrero, Andres Morales, told BBC World that is unlikely to have fled in fear.
"We have days very peaceful, very quiet times. I rule out a violent environment as the reason for his absence," he said. The
Mayor Jose Luis Guerrero, has taken over the municipal police, as they find the person to replace Valles.
Soldiers guarding the Valle de Juárez, where the municipality and that officials say is a battleground between the Sinaloa and Juarez cartels which seek to control drug trafficking route.
difficult environment
Marisol Valles claimed international fame last October when he agreed to be the head of the local police after no one else wanted that responsibility.
The former security director at Praxedis was killed, and even the Catholic priest had fled the community for fear of violence.
In this environment, the criminology student tried to implement a program to prevent illegal, not directly involved in the fight against crime.
Something that seemed logical: Praxedis police had 12 officers and only three armed. In fact, security is the responsibility of the military.
For several weeks, Valles worked smoothly, but on March 2, requested a leave of absence for several days and attend to his sick child.
According to the town clerk, she said she would travel to Ciudad Juárez. Others, such as the inspector of the State Commission Human Rights, Gustavo de la Rosa, say they actually went to Texas, the United States to seek asylum. Dismissal
Neither version was confirmed. What is clear is that Valles is Praxedis, nor his family.
The police chief did not answer calls to his mobile phone and his house in town is closed. Monday, won permission to leave his post, but the student still missing.
"We gave him the confidence to await his return, but he did not been reported. The mayor ordered to give him low," said Andres Morales.
In the coming days, the authorities Local issued a call to supply Marisol Valles.
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