Overview
- José Antonio Cruz Medina formally took office on November 17 as state public security secretary after the removal of Juan Carlos Oseguera Cortés, with Ramsés Adalid Vega Sayabedra appointed subsecretary of police operations.
- The government framed the shake-up as reinforcing alignment with the federal security strategy led by President Claudia Sheinbaum and SSPC chief Omar García Harfuch.
- Ramírez Bedolla highlighted Cruz Medina’s background in intelligence and investigations across the state prosecutor’s office, the National Guard and the former Federal Police.
- Reports citing official sources said García Harfuch directed the decision to remove Oseguera, reflecting strong federal influence on the restructuring.
- Under the Plan Michoacán, joint federal–state operations recently detained 12 people and seized explosives, firearms, vehicles and tactical gear in multiple municipalities.