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Mexico Bolsters Sinaloa Security With 500 Personnel and Advanced Surveillance

The pact seeks to reverse a 239% homicide surge by upgrading the C4 network to C5 coupled with new ground patrol deployments.

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Reforzamiento de la estrategia de seguridad en Sinaloa: un enfoque federal ante la narcoguerra. Foto: Especial (Gobierno de México).
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Overview

  • The federal government will deploy 500 additional security personnel and transfer 100 vehicles for conversion into state police patrols.
  • Sinaloa has opened national tenders for more than 600 cameras, 200 monitoring points and analytics software to elevate its C4 videovigilance to C5.
  • State authorities are contracting 76 new municipal patrol units and specialized investigation vehicles with FASP and FOFISP funding.
  • The federal Security Cabinet will begin bi-weekly field sessions this month to oversee joint operations in Culiacán, Mazatlán and Los Mochis.
  • These measures aim to address a 239% rise in homicides since September 2024 fueled by infighting between rival Cartel de Sinaloa factions.