Overview
- Sedena confirmed that 1,980 Army and National Guard personnel arrived in Michoacán as the first tranche of a planned 10,506‑member security deployment plus 1,782 Navy agents.
- Operation Paricutín began ground operations on November 8 to curb extortion, reduce homicides and help restore daily life in violence hot spots.
- Forces are concentrating on Uruapan and Apatzingán, with federal officials set to visit Uruapan this week following the November 1 killing of Mayor Carlos Manzo.
- The deployment includes five helicopters, more than 1,000 armored vehicles, 18 drones, a larger unmanned aerial system, mine‑resistant vehicles and anti‑drone gear, with Navy patrols extending to coastal municipalities.
- Authorities reported early results between November 6 and 9 with the arrest of five suspected CJNG extortionists and the seizure of firearms, explosives, vehicles and synthetic drugs in targeted operations.