Overview
- Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro oversaw a 82.783 million‑peso handover on February 3 to strengthen searches and human identification at the state forensics institute.
- The package includes 47 vehicles—six RAM trucks, 17 Ford F‑150s, 14 BYD hybrids, eight Mitsubishi L200s, and two vans—plus a nine‑ton mini‑excavator, X‑ray equipment, a georadar, and specialized microscopes.
- Officials said the new tools will extend territorial coverage, improve field and laboratory work, and reduce risks for operational personnel.
- At a February 4 meeting with 18 collectives and six independent searchers, the state reported a 211.6% increase in the 2026 search budget to 2.263 billion pesos from 726 million in 2025.
- Authorities highlighted the Human Identification Center’s two years of operation and pledged quicker processes through coordination with DIF Jalisco, the state human rights commission, the Fiscalía, the Ministerio Público, and investigative police.