Overview
- Omar García Harfuch said the Coahuayana explosion was not a planted car bomb or an act of terrorism, noting two people were inside the vehicle when it detonated and reporting five dead and 12 injured.
- Federal investigators shifted from an initial terrorism line to a FEMDO case for organized crime and arms trafficking, with peritajes underway to determine exactly how the vehicle exploded.
- Under Plan Michoacán, authorities report 972 detainees, 945 weapons seized, 23.1 tonnes of drugs confiscated and 17 meth labs dismantled, with recent actions also freeing trafficking victims and targeting fuel theft.
- SESNSP data presented at the morning briefing show a 37% drop in the daily average of homicides from September to November and broad declines in high‑impact crimes, while extortion enforcement has led to 615 arrests; Guanajuato reports a 58% homicide reduction over 14 months.
- In parallel developments, SSC‑CDMX detained a suspect in the killing of Reynosa councilor Brayan Vicente and seized drugs, phones, bank cards and a vehicle, as separate violent incidents were reported in Sonora and an attack wounded a Colima security official.