One month after launching Operation 'Northern Border', aimed at preventing the entry of firearms into Mexico, positive results are reported. So far, 1,192 firearms, 57.9 kilos of fentanyl, and 335,479 pills of this opioid have been seized, in addition to the arrest of 1,287 people and the securing of more than 4,000 magazines and the confiscation of 1,033 vehicles. The Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, highlighted that these actions have led to a 15% decrease in intentional homicides during the first five months of Claudia Sheinbaum's government.
In another vein, it was reported about the arrest of two alleged investigative agents of the Government of Mexico, as well as the capture of an individual identified as Roberto 'N', a U.S. national, who was found with drug doses in Morelos and has an extradition order to his country. These arrests add to the 14,517 people arrested for high-impact crimes so far in Sheinbaum's administration.
On another note, following a tragic bus accident in Oaxaca that took the lives of 18 people returning from an event in Mexico City, Sheinbaum assured that support will be provided to the affected families. The president expressed her sorrow over the incident and stated that the authorities will communicate with the relatives to offer them assistance.
Regarding security issues, a 15% decrease in intentional homicides during the first five months of Sheinbaum's government was highlighted, as well as reductions in other crimes such as violent thefts, home robberies with violence, femicides, and extortion kidnappings. Additionally, notable arrests were presented, including the capture of Leonel 'N', wanted in Texas and Chihuahua, and Gerardo 'N', the operational chief of a criminal organization in Apatzingán, Michoacán.
On the legislative front, President Sheinbaum referred to the reform of the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), indicating that it is paused in Congress and that there will be dialogue with the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) regarding it. Finally, the Attorney General's Office will investigate the clandestine graves found in Jalisco to clarify the events surrounding this discovery.
