Mexico's Interior Secretary oversees National Search Alert command center

Mexico's Interior Secretary, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, has personally supervised the command center for the National Search Alert system, emphasizing the urgency and effectiveness required in locating missing individuals. The command center, located within the Ministry of the Interior (Segob), operates continuously, coordinating efforts across various federal agencies.

Rodríguez, accompanied by Undersecretary Arturo Medina Padilla, highlighted the 24/7 operation of the command post. Authorities from the National Search Commission (CNB), the Attorney General's Office (FGR), the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), and the National Guard (GN) were present during the supervision. This multi-agency collaboration is crucial for the system's success.

The National Protocol for the Activation of the National Search Alert for Disappeared and Unlocated Persons was implemented in February. Its purpose is to standardize the procedures for activating and operating the alert at municipal, state, and federal levels whenever a person is reported missing or unlocated. The protocol mandates an immediate and effective national search.

The system establishes operational procedures once a person is registered in the National Registry of Missing and Unlocated Persons and the National Registry of Investigation Files. It also outlines protocols for managing access, email distribution lists, user profiles, authentication, and traceability to ensure the efficient dissemination of search notices to authorities and the public. The protocol aims to prevent forced disappearances and other related crimes, with the National Search Commission overseeing its administration and operation.