Overview

• On the night of August 17, three suspected grenade-like devices were dropped into the Cereso de Tuxpan via drone, one of which detonated and caused material damage without injuring inmates or staff.
• Specialized teams disabled the two remaining devices on site, triggering the prison’s emergency protocols as inmates and guards sought shelter.
• Federal and state forces—including the Secretaría de Marina, Ejército Mexicano, Guardia Nacional and Veracruz state police—established a security cordon along the Tuxpan–Tamiahua road to safeguard the facility.
• Governor Rocío Nahle García confirmed no casualties and said Secretary of Public Security Alfonso Reyes Garcés will release a detailed official communique on the incident.
• Security analysts warn that drone attacks signal increased criminal sophistication and call for immediate deployment of signal jammers and anti-drone detection systems.