Overview
- Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla handed 60 patrol cars and two all‑terrain armored tactical vehicles to the Civil Guard and police in 35 municipalities.
- State officials said the purchase was financed with combined federal and state funds totaling 80.4 million pesos.
- Ramírez Bedolla reported that SEDENA authorized the use of long guns for Civil Guard units and high‑crime municipalities, and the Army donated 1,000 rifles to the state.
- Authorities said the armored trucks are similar to those used by the Mexican Army and can carry high‑caliber mounted weapons for field operations.
- Security officials pledged responsible, efficient use of the new assets and said the units will support operational deployments, community policing, intelligence work, and arrests.