IED event in Mexico on Thu 4th December 2025

Morelia, Michoacán. Through operational actions as part of the "Michoacán Plan for Peace and Justice", elements of the Ministry of National Defense (Defense) and National Guard (GN), in coordination with the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar), the Attorney General's Office (FGR) and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), together with the Secretariat of Public Security (SSP) and the State Attorney General's Office (FGE) arrested four people, secured 13 vehicles and an improvised explosive device. These actions aim to provide security and confidence to the inhabitants, so the walking tours continue, as well as surveillance patrols in packers, lemon tianguis and citrus industries of the municipalities of Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro, Villa Madero, Zitácuaro and Apatzingán. In addition, in the municipalities of Morelia, Uruapan, Zinapécuaro, Tangancícuaro and Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro four people were arrested, 13 vehicles and an explosive device were secured. It is worth mentioning that, from November 10 to December 3, 2025, 155 people have been arrested, 60 firearms, 6,971 cartridges, 366 magazines, 140 vehicles, 90 explosive devices, 53 kilos of explosive material, 23 kilos of marijuana, 426 kilos of methamphetamine, 28, 28,800 liters and 7,300 kilos of chemical substances for the production of synthetic drugs, 10 camps and 29 disabled clandestine intakes. The institutions that make up the Security Cabinet endorse their commitment to work in a coordinated manner with local authorities in favor of the population of Michoacán and thus strengthen security for peacebuilding.