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Federal Forces Top 20,000 in Sinaloa as Sheinbaum Pledges Sustained Support

Sheinbaum ordered a continued federal presence, unveiled budgetary and social measures, and rejected foreign interference.

Overview

  • President Claudia Sheinbaum visited Culiacán on Sunday to deliver her Second Informe, publicly back interim governor Graciela Domínguez and commit federal resources to Sinaloa.
  • Federal authorities reinforced Mazatlán and other strategic points, adding about 3,436 personnel in recent days so that federal forces in the state now exceed 20,000.
  • Security operations in the sierra produced arrests and large seizures when forces detained nine people and confiscated 17 long guns, 127 magazines, 40 improvised explosive devices and tactical equipment.
  • Sheinbaum announced an interinstitutional aid package that includes weekly cabinet deployments, an extraordinary budget transfer, a one-month extension of the electricity subsidy, new schools and targeted support for shrimp producers and youth programs.
  • The president framed the response as a defense of Mexican sovereignty, ordered probes into reports of unauthorized foreign agents and discussed coordination with Chihuahua governor Maru Campos to investigate any legal violations.