Overview
- Authorities said on Wednesday that nationwide security operations are fully active for the 2026 World Cup, with Plan Kukulkán mobilizing about 100,000 military, police and private security personnel for prevention, surveillance and emergency response.
- The Secretariat of National Defense published zones of airspace surveillance in the Diario Oficial de la Federación that create layered protection rings around Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey and Cancún and allow aircraft controls up to roughly 60 nautical miles from key sites.
- The airspace rules explicitly empower specialized units, including the 1st Battalion of Emergency Response, to detect, track and neutralize unauthorized drones using electronic interference and interception systems.
- Jalisco officials said the state has more than 17,000 security personnel deployed, new mobility measures such as the Line 5 airport link and an 'Última Milla' traffic restriction near Estadio Guadalajara, plus a 39‑day free FIFA Fan Festival in Plaza Liberación with space for 18,000 people.
- Health and civil-protection teams are positioned at mass-gathering sites with 230 medical staff, epidemiological surveillance and airport screening for emerging threats, and authorities say the stepped-up security follows recent cartel-related violence and protests that shaped contingency planning and public reassurances.