Overview
- Naval forces said they found and disabled a clandestine camp near Casas Grandes in Elota, where they seized tactical vests, ballistic plates, ammunition and improvised explosives, including a grenade adapted for drone use.
- In a separate patrol in El Rosario, personnel stopped two pickup trucks and detained three men after finding bags of suspected marijuana, two tactical uniforms, loose rounds, a radio charger and tire spikes.
- Additional actions in Sinaloa included an arrest in Mazatlán with small packets of suspected meth and cocaine, the recovery of an improvised armored van in Cruz de Elota and a cache in Concordia with three bombs, 12 drone grenades, five initiators and 359 rounds.
- All explosives and the armored vehicle were neutralized on site, and detainees and evidence were turned over to the Ministerio Público as media reports floated a possible link to the 'Los Mayos' faction that the Navy has not confirmed.
- In a separate maritime operation off Huatulco, Oaxaca, authorities recovered 13 brick-style packages and one bundle of suspected cocaine floating at sea, a seizure officials framed as part of ongoing coastal patrols this administration credits with intercepting 65.5 tons of illicit cargo.