Overview
- Naval patrols in Agua Verde, El Rosario located over 300 improvised explosive devices and roughly 300 kilograms of explosive material Tuesday, and BLONAE teams neutralized the devices at the scene.
- The operation was led by the Navy's Fourth Naval Region in Mazatlán in coordination with the federal security ministry and the attorney general's office.
- Authorities established a security perimeter to protect residents and give specialists space to disable the explosives without moving them.
- The discovery follows June seizures in El Rosario that included about 550 IEDs and devices adapted for drone delivery and pressure-activated mines, suggesting criminal groups are refining violent tactics.
- Officials have not announced arrests or publicly linked the cache to a specific faction, leaving open questions about who stored the explosives and how the find could affect local violence and trafficking routes.