Sinaloa security strategy federal investment, Digi Mart USA News (Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico): Under instructions from President Claudia Sheinbaum, members of the Security Cabinet took part in the signing of agreements to strengthen public security institutions in the state of Sinaloa, held in Mazatlán. Officials reported progress in ongoing operations and announced new measures to build operational, intelligence and training capacity among state and municipal security bodies.
Secretary of Public Security and Citizen Protection Omar García Harfuch signed a coordination agreement with the state government on public security and the loan of equipment. He said an investment of 900 million pesos is planned to expand operational, investigative, communications and surveillance capabilities of security forces.
The Federal Secretariat will contribute about 200 vehicles, including 90 pickup trucks, 50 motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, 30 Black Mamba trucks, three Águila drone units, radio communication equipment and 15 armored tactical trucks. These units add to 100 patrol vehicles previously delivered to the State Police.
A Federal C4 Carretero Command Center will also be established, with roughly 4,600 square meters of infrastructure, 54 dispatch positions and 27 spaces for emergency calls to 911 and reports to 089. The project is intended to strengthen surveillance along 250 kilometers of the Culiacán-Mazatlán-Durango corridor, including 240 Intelligent Monitoring Points, 720 video surveillance cameras and 30 license plate reader arches.
Harfuch also reported that between October 1, 2024 and October 2026, more than 3,000 people were arrested, 7,200 firearms were seized, 145 tons of drugs were secured, and 2,600 laboratories and concentration areas used to produce methamphetamine were disabled.
Secretary of National Defense General Ricardo Trevilla Trejo said 22,667 personnel are currently deployed in Sinaloa, equal to 23 percent of the institutional deployment nationwide, supported by aircraft, anti-drone systems and more than 1,700 vehicles. He also cited a second agreement under which 80 vehicles, including 20 armored units, will be loaned to security institutions, and an agreement between the National Guard and the Municipal Government of Mazatlán to train municipal police.
Secretary of the Navy Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles said naval personnel maintain maritime, land and air deployments of 10 ships and 13 boats, and a land brigade of 2,566 operational personnel, 266 vehicles and 23 motorcycles. Governor Graciela Domínguez Nava thanked the Security Cabinet for its presence and actions in the state, saying she expects peace and security to be achieved.
During the ceremony, Mazatlán Mayor Estrella Palacios Domínguez introduced the new municipal security secretary, Colonel Remigio Cruz Domínguez. National Guard General Julices Julián Tadeo González Calzada also outlined a security plan for the Culiacán Livestock Fair, in which 6,470 personnel will participate.
