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Mexico Launches Michoacan Plan for Peace and Justice With 10,500 Security Forces

Sheinbaum set biweekly progress reports as the government moves to curb cartel violence with a combined security and social strategy.

A woman stands near a mural depicting late Mayor Carlos Manzo, who was killed during a Day of the Dead event, in Uruapan, Mexico, November 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ivan Arias
Michoacan State Governor Alfredo Ramirez Bedolla, left, and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum listen during the presentation of the new security strategy against violence for the state of Michoacan, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum present a new security strategy against violence for Michoacan state, at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Michoacan State Governor Alfredo Ramirez Bedolla speaks during the presentation of the new security strategy against violence for the state of Michoacan, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)

Overview

  • More than 10,500 army, air force and National Guard personnel are assigned to the operation, with nearly 1,000 additional troops due Monday and nearly half focused on containing cross‑border criminal movement.
  • The plan commits 57 billion pesos (about $3.1 billion) for security institutions and social programs spanning welfare, agriculture, infrastructure, tourism, jobs and scholarships.
  • Federal authorities will reinforce Michoacan’s state police and attorney general’s office and deploy added intelligence resources to build investigations and pursue arrests, officials said.
  • Mexico will accept U.S. intelligence assistance only and rejects any deployment of U.S. forces, despite offers of help from President Donald Trump.
  • Officials identified the gunman who killed Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo as 17-year-old Víctor Manuel Ubaldo, who died at the scene, and said investigations into additional suspects continue.