Fake cops ‘c’ why spelling is important

epa04844614 Federal Police and Army members reinforce research operatives in the area close to the high security prison 'Altiplano I' at Almoloya de Juarez, state of Mexico, 12 July 2015. Joaquin 'Chapo' Guzman, considered one of Mexico's most powerful drug lords, made his second escape from a high-security prison using a series of tunnels, Mexican authorities confirmed 12 July. Guzman left his cell through a tunnel that started in his shower in the central Mexican Altiplano prison in the town of Almoloya de Juarez on 11 July evening. The tunnel, which had lighting, ventilation systems and rails that Guzman's men allegedly used to remove the rubble as they worked, led to an empty building about 1.5 kilometres away, officials said. EPA/STR

Published Apr 7, 2016

Mexico City - Four gunmen riding in a fake police car have been arrested in Mexico after the real authorities noticed a spelling mistake on their otherwise identical vehicle.

The car was painted and outfitted to look exactly like the ones used by the federal police, but spelled the word “division” with a “c” instead of an “s.”

That aroused the suspicion of a military patrol in the western state of Michoacan, which stopped the vehicle and arrested the four men with guns and ammunition.

“The detained suspects do not belong to any security force,” the Michoacan authorities said in a statement Tuesday.

The state is the scene of frequent violence between drug cartels fighting each other for control of trafficking routes.

ANA-AFP

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