Overview

• Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño signed a decree on August 1 establishing the inaugural División de Operaciones Fronterizas under the state’s Public Security Secretariat.
• The division has become operational at new bases in Sonoyta and Agua Prieta while complementing existing posts in San Luis Río Colorado and Nogales.
• Trained personnel deploy with advanced surveillance technology alongside dedicated road patrol and paramedic units to deliver integrated border management.
• Officials describe the effort as a paradigm shift toward a professionalized, intelligence-driven security model for Sonora’s frontier corridor.
• U.S. Consul General Drew Hoster emphasized binational collaboration and CBP-led training as key supports for the new border division.