Overview
- SSPC chief Omar García Harfuch and Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla met in Morelia and then led a street inspection in Uruapan to review deployments with state and local officials.
- The Navy detailed a 1,700‑person deployment to capture criminal leaders, dismantle training camps and clandestine labs, and deploy specialized teams for mined areas.
- Security authorities reported six arrests in Gabriel Zamora, Parácuaro, Morelia and Arteaga, seizing long guns, more than 200 cartridges, tactical gear and five kilograms of methamphetamine, and recovering 398 stolen computers under Operación Paricutín.
- In Apatzingán, forces detained two suspects known as “La Güera” and “El Yanki,” seized rifles and hundreds of rounds, and summoned explosive‑ordnance specialists to neutralize three improvised devices found in an abandoned truck.
- Uruapan’s mayor Grecia Quiroz offered conditional support and demanded operations in the hills with a two‑month window for results, as prosecutors await forensic tests on a slain 16‑year‑old named Josué linked to the case and the presidency pledged monthly progress reports with 21 Defense personnel assigned to her protection.