The "Operation Northern Border" of Mexico has achieved significant results to date. Secretary of Security, Omar García Harfuch, reported that in the three weeks of deployment of 10,000 elements of the National Guard at the border with the United States, 11,861 kilograms of drugs have been seized and 746 individuals arrested. During this period, 54.9 kilograms of fentanyl and 705 firearms were also confiscated.
Among the notable achievements since Claudia Sheinbaum took office on October 1, 13,179 people have been arrested for serious crimes, 6,582 firearms confiscated, and 112.8 tons of drugs, including fentanyl, seized. Additionally, 329 clandestine laboratories have been dismantled in three states, generating an economic impact of more than 300 billion pesos on organized crime in the country.
In recent days, the arrest of individuals linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, considered a terrorist group by the United States, has occurred. Among those arrested are 'El Güero', an alleged operator of Los Chapitos, and Kevin Alonso, an alleged security chief of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán, known as 'El Chapito'.
In another piece of information, the Secretary of National Defense, Ricardo Trevilla, revealed that the Mexican Army has utilized intelligence shared by drones and American flights to capture drug traffickers. This collaboration has resulted, according to Trevilla, in the recent arrest of criminals in Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa.
The "Operation Northern Border" has allowed cooperation between the authorities of Mexico and the United States in the fight against drug trafficking and other crimes in the border region. Efforts have intensified in cities like Ciudad Juárez, where clandestine tunnels crossing the border into Texas are being sought. Investigations have revealed the possible existence of more underground passages, which has led the Attorney General's Office to take over the investigation due to the magnitude of the case, which involves alleged drug trafficking.
Chihuahua's prosecutor, César Jáuregui, pointed out that, despite smaller fentanyl seizures in Ciudad Juárez compared to other border areas, numerous operations related to this substance have been carried out in the last 18 months, mainly targeting alleged criminals from the state of Sinaloa. Local authorities are requesting cooperation from the United States, as many American citizens cross the border to acquire fentanyl and take it back to their territory.
