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Guardia Nacional Reports 27% Drop in Highway Robberies After 330 Days of ‘Balam’

Officials credit targeted deployments plus the 49-day Cero Robos push on two key highways for sharp route-specific declines.

Hernán Cortés, comandante de la Guardia Nacional en Palacio Nacional
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Overview

  • The Guardia Nacional says autotransport robberies fell 27% over the first 330 days of Estrategia Balam from a baseline of 868 incidents.
  • Recovered cargo vehicles reached 61% of reported thefts, totaling 1,081 units according to the briefing.
  • Operation Cero Robos, active for 49 days on the MéxicoQuerétaro and MéxicoPuebla highways, produced drops of 55% and 50% respectively.
  • Authorities reported 30 vehicles recovered, 13 assault attempts thwarted and 18 people detained in actions tied to those corridors.
  • Seizures during the campaign included 71 handguns, 2,877 rounds, 169 magazines and 58 kilograms of drugs, while 47,113 personnel and 8,730 vehicles are deployed across 39 municipalities in 21 states.