Overview
- Sedena transparency reports document 16 attacks in 2025 targeting Army personnel with drones and improvised explosives.
- Michoacán accounts for seven incidents across Apatzingán, Buenavista, Aquila, Zitácuaro and Cotija between February and October.
- Sinaloa records four cases in Culiacán and Badiraguato, with reporting tying the clashes to rival Sinaloa Cartel factions.
- Sonora logged two attacks in Oquitoa and Pitiquito, and Tamaulipas one in Miguel Alemán, with additional incidents cited in Chihuahua.
- A 2024 legal reform set 15–40 year prison terms for criminal drone use, while NOM-107-SCT3-2019 and AFAC requirements lack a comprehensive national registry.