Overview
- The Defense Ministry deployed 600 Army troops to Durango on June 13, joining an earlier arrival of 90 special forces so that nearly 690 reinforcements have arrived in the state in less than a week.
- A separate contingent of 500 Army personnel arrived in Culiacán on June 14 to support city patrols and tactical operations after recent violent incidents in the Sinaloa capital.
- Units sent to both states include elements of the Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta México, the 4th Armored Reconnaissance Regiment and special forces, providing armored vehicles, reconnaissance capacity and urban tactical training.
- Authorities say troops are operating under the 10th Military Zone in coordination with federal, state and municipal forces to run patrols, checkpoints, road security and reconnaissance while following the National Use-of-Force law and human-rights rules.
- The moves reflect a wider federal strategy to curb cartel activity in the Triángulo Dorado and could mean more checkpoints, convoy operations and visible military patrols for local residents as authorities seek measurable security results.