Overview
- Gunmen carried out coordinated narcobloqueos by seizing vehicles, blocking multiple local roads and setting at least one vehicle on fire to obstruct access to Cotija.
- Reports from police sources say rival groups used drones with explosive devices and high-caliber weapons during the confrontations, signaling a sharper and more dangerous tactic mix.
- Attackers also scattered metal tire‑puncturing devices known as 'ponchallantas' on access routes to slow security forces and damage civilian and commercial vehicles.
- The Secretaría de Seguridad Pública of Michoacán, the Guardia Nacional and the Mexican Army mounted a joint, interinstitutional deployment and are conducting patrols and operations to secure affected corridors.
- Authorities have not released confirmed figures for arrests or casualties and the fighting has disrupted travel and commerce in western Michoacán, a border area long contested by criminal groups that raises continued risks for residents and supply routes.