Overview
- Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla presented the strategy focused first on Uruapan, Apatzingán, Tierra Caliente and the Oriente region, with the public rollout beginning Tuesday as authorities set a clear operational push.
- The Unidad Antiextorsión reports early results that include more than 2,000 extortion calls deactivated, about 260 million pesos in payments prevented, over 100 victims rescued and 48 arrests so far in 2026 with a goal of 100 detentions by year-end.
- A 2023 reform to Michoacán’s Penal Code permits prosecution of extortion without a formal complaint and sets penalties comparable to kidnapping, a change officials say strengthens investigations and prosecutions.
- Authorities say roughly 70% of extortion in the state is indirect via phone or digital channels, a finding that shaped intelligence-led operations that produced Top 10 extortion and Top 20 homicide priority lists for Uruapan with active arrest warrants.
- Officials have widened reporting options—anonymous 089 line, the 911 Michoacán app, online filings and local prevention modules—to raise denunciations, protect the productive sector and make it easier for victims and businesses to seek help.