Overview
- The SSP invested about 8 million pesos to equip its elite explosives unit with next-generation X-ray scanners, radio communications devices and detonator detection and extraction tools.
- Michoacán’s Agrupamiento Especializado en Artefactos Explosivos y Materiales Peligrosos has neutralized roughly 5,000 explosive devices and seized over 300 kilograms of bomb components since earning elite status.
- Deployment of the new technology across the state aims to improve field teams’ precision in handling improvised devices and enhance officer safety.
- On August 7, SSP head Juan Carlos Oseguera Cortés and FBI representatives formalized a training partnership to exchange intelligence and conduct joint exercises.
- The collaboration seeks to professionalize tactical responses to improvised explosive threats and strengthen coordination between Mexican and U.S. security agencies.