Overview
- Defense officials activated Operation Paricutín to “seal the state,” deploying 10,506 Army, Air Force and National Guard personnel with helicopters, drones, anti-drone systems, demining vehicles and more than a thousand military vehicles.
- Authorities detailed 4,140 troops in border containment with neighboring states and 1,980 additional federal elements from the National Guard, Army, Navy and FGR for municipal supervision and arrests.
- The Navy announced 1,781 extra marines with aircraft, ships and intelligence teams for security and interdiction focused on Lázaro Cárdenas, Aquila and Coahuayana.
- The strategy prioritizes breaking extortion networks with strengthened state police and the Fiscalía, new anti-extortion subsites tied to the 089 line, and targeted deployments in lemon and avocado zones.
- More than 57,000 million pesos fund over 100 actions across 12 pillars, including infrastructure, port upgrades, social programs and education support, with biweekly presidential reviews, monthly public reporting and a 2,700 million-peso state contribution.