Overview
- Security chief Cristóbal Castañeda detailed Nexus, a system that identifies people and vehicles in real time using facial recognition, license-plate reading and analysis of vehicle make and color.
- Officers will be able to trigger database searches from a mobile photo, generating immediate alerts for active warrants, protection orders or missing-person reports.
- Authorities project an operational start in April 2026, with reports of early activity in March, along with an installation plan of roughly 5,000 AI-enabled cameras and 111 vehicular monitoring arches.
- Initial coverage will focus on access routes to Felipe Ángeles and Toluca airports and high-traffic destinations such as Valle de Bravo, Teotihuacán and Ixtapan de la Sal.
- The SSPC and National Intelligence Center are building an index of potential hotspots with input from FIFA and U.S. counterparts, as parallel reporting on an internal AEI data leak has prompted calls for investigation and renewed scrutiny of data safeguards.