Overview
- Local and state governments launched coordinated summer security campaigns on Friday to secure beaches, highways, shopping centers and other high‑traffic sites during the vacation season.
- Acapulco’s Operativo de Seguridad Verano 2026 deployed 358 personnel, 81 patrol cars, 23 motopatrols, eight ATVs, four ambulances and three canine teams after a formal flag‑off by Mayor Leticia Lozano Zavala.
- The State of Mexico began its Operativo Vacaciones de Verano 2026 on July 17 for the period July 17–August 31 with 2,732 state police, 780 units, 25 canine teams, 25 mounted patrols, 20 drones and one helicopter.
- Valle de México municipalities including Tlalnepantla, Atizapán de Zaragoza and Huixquilucan activated preventive plans focused on school perimeters, recreational areas and 24/7 patrols monitored from municipal C4 command centers.
- Officials say the measures pair visible policing and technology with civil protection and federal partners to protect an expected summer influx of tourists and to shorten emergency response times.