Mexican authorities have dismissed almost a quarter of all traffic police in the city of Monterrey for failing corruption and competence tests.
It is the latest move by the Mexican government to clean up its police forces, many of which are suspected of having links to organised crime.
At the end of last month all 1,142 traffic police in Monterrey were pulled off duty to undergo extensive tests.
The tests assessed their honesty, mental aptitude and medical condition.
Their living circumstances were also reviewed - to see whether any evidence of possibly unlawful additional income emerged.
The end results have not been good.
More than 270 officers failed the exams outright. They have been dismissed.
Another 500 have been sent for more training. And, in a final insult, over half have been told they are overweight.READ MORE
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