SAA event in Mexico on Mon 18th May 2026

Security and intelligence operations in Veracruz dismantled eight criminal cells of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and local factions vying for control of illegal assets in the coastal and central regions. Strengthening the rule of law through coordinated actions resulted in the neutralization of 1,600 suspected criminals. Prosecutorial investigations confirmed the seizure of 200,000 doses of narcotics, 400 firearms, 6,000 rounds of ammunition, and 12 fragmentation grenades, impacting the organized crime's financial structure by 34 million pesos. First-hand accounts indicate that the fourteen high-priority targets captured controlled extortion routes and drug trafficking to central Mexico. The deployment of law enforcement and the execution of 225 arrest warrants for intentional homicide aim to stabilize the municipalities with the highest rates of violence.