Overview

• On July 22–23, CJNG and Los Viagras deployed drones armed with explosives against an Army convoy near El Alcalde bridge, injuring no soldiers.
• Explosive-laden drones and sustained gunfire on El Mirador and neighboring villages have prompted multiple families to flee their homes.
• A CJNG commando’s assault on Tepalcatepec’s municipal police base was repelled by local officers but left a farm laborer dead.
• Firefights around El Guayabo and Apatzingán have lasted over a week, resulting in three cartel gunmen killed and other casualties.
• Villagers say cartel cells infiltrate from Colima, planting landmines and wielding Barrett .50 rifles, and are demanding federal troops and permanent military checkpoints.