Overview
- Michoacán’s state prosecutor executed 12 search warrants in Uruapan with SSP support, securing 78 slot machines tied to investigations into extortion and small-scale drug trafficking.
- In Sonora, interagency raids on January 22–23 across Cajeme, Hermosillo and Guaymas resulted in 41 machines seized by AMIC alongside SEDENA, the National Guard, SEMAR and municipal police.
- Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus said most machines in the Guadalajara metro are run by organized crime and urged city councils to approve IMEPLAN-led agreements so the state can help with removals.
- Operations reported in Guadalajara’s Pueblo Quieto led to multiple detentions and the seizure of firearms, drugs, a ballistic vest and 16 motorcycles during property searches.
- All seized devices and other evidence were placed at the disposal of the public prosecutor to integrate case files as authorities continue coordinated security actions across jurisdictions.