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Mexico City Inaugurates One-Stop Center for Missing-Person Searches

Designed to end fragmented procedures by housing search, police, prosecutorial units in one place.

Overview

  • The new CAIBP in the Doctores neighborhood brings together the city’s Search Commission, the SSC’s rapid-response unit and the specialized prosecutor’s office to coordinate immediate investigations and family support.
  • Authorities said the rehabilitated former Semefo building required a 43 million‑peso investment and is presented as the first facility of its kind in the country.
  • Staffing plans include 100 personnel from the Search Commission, 50 from the SSC’s GEABI and 80 from the specialized prosecutor’s office, with features such as private interview rooms, psychosocial spaces and a live link to C5 video feeds.
  • Officials cited recent results and tools tied to the broader strategy, including a DNA bank with more than 500 profiles, identification work that led to 196 dignified returns, more than 300 families located and a planned Temporary Repository with 5,000 niches and 4,000 ossuaries.
  • Families and collectives welcomed the consolidation but pressed for trained operational staff, faster results and clearer operational details, with some outlets noting unanswered questions on day‑to‑day leadership and timelines.