Miguel Nazar Haro, Mexican intelligence chief, head of the Dirección Federal de Seguridad (1978–1982), died he was 87.

Miguel Nazar Haro  was the head of Mexico's Dirección Federal de Seguridad (Federal Security Directorate) from 1978 to 1982 died he was 87..

(circa 1924 – 26 January 2012)

Nazar Haro and the Directorate were involved in the Mexican government's so called Dirty War against leftist insurgents. Nazar Haro was arrested in 2004 on charges stemming from the disappearance of a group of alleged guerillas. In 2006, these charges were dropped.^[1][2]


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