Overview
- Semar reports 612 marines are already deployed, with additional personnel pending to complete the announced contingent.
- Initial tasks include supporting security at the Feria de Todos los Santos 2025 in the city of Colima.
- Units are operating in Colima, Villa de Álvarez, Cuauhtémoc and Manzanillo to strengthen deterrence and encourage citizen reporting.
- The move follows a recent rise in homicides and arson attacks, after President Claudia Sheinbaum linked the spike to a judicial decision that led to a judge’s suspension.
- Security authorities reported four bodies found in Manzanillo and one person killed in the city of Colima.