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Semar Unveils Michoacán Security Operation, Deploys 1,700 Marines

Officials described an intelligence‑led campaign focused on capturing cartel leaders through surgical actions.

Overview

  • Semar detailed a force of more than 1,700 marines backed by seven infantry companies, BLONAE bomb-disposal teams, special forces cells, drones, aircraft, two helicopters, six ships and 54 vehicles, paired with measures to reinforce the Lázaro Cárdenas port.
  • A regional plan for Uruapan was agreed to strengthen municipal policing through training, equipment and confidence-control exams, supported by Defense and National Guard deployments and targeted actions against extortion in the avocado sector.
  • Security chiefs Omar García Harfuch and Gen. Ricardo Trevilla toured Uruapan to supervise operations as Mayor Grecia Quiroz offered a conditional vote of confidence and said a municipal plan would be presented within 15 days.
  • Coordinated forces detained two suspects in Apatzingán and seized rifles, tactical gear, hundreds of cartridges and three explosive devices, with the case turned over to the federal prosecutor’s office.
  • Authorities published priority targets linked to CJNG and allies, naming William Edwin Rivera Padilla, known as El Barbas, and offering monetary rewards for information leading to arrests.