Overview
- The National Guard provided a peripheral escort to Mayor Carlos Manzo while his immediate protection was handled by trusted municipal police at his decision.
- Guard support began on December 10, 2024 with six personnel and one vehicle and later expanded to 14 personnel and two vehicles.
- Investigators are reviewing video from nearby businesses to identify the assassin, and federal authorities pledged there will be no impunity.
- At the mayor’s request, federal forces periodically reinforced Uruapan with 150 additional personnel in May, August and September, plus a recent 100-person deployment.
- Sedena highlighted major 2025 operations in the Purépecha region, including Operation Chutani and Operation Chantli, and reported 67 detentions and significant drug, weapons, and vehicle seizures in Uruapan since October 2024.