Overview

• The XXXI Plenary Assembly of the National Conference of Secretariats of Public Security approved consolidating the National Information System, standardizing police development and certification, regulating Command-and-Control centers, and channeling extortion complaints through 089 with specialized training.
• Officials reported 212 extortion arrests from July 6 to August 24 across 15 states, with Michoacán, Guerrero, Estado de México, Guanajuato, Tabasco and Oaxaca accounting for 84 percent of the detentions.
• The security cabinet highlighted broader results of more than 30,000 detentions for high‑impact crimes, about 15,000 firearms seized, nearly 240 tonnes of drugs secured, and 1,356 clandestine methamphetamine labs destroyed.
• The SSPC said reports to the 089 hotline have risen since the extortion strategy launched on July 6, surpassing 32,600 calls to date.
• Senior leaders from the Defense and Navy ministries, the National Guard and the FGR attended, reinforcing a unified push under President Claudia Sheinbaum’s security strategy.