Mexican authorities deploy 520 officers to Tecate

Federal and state authorities have deployed 520 personnel to the municipality of Tecate, Baja California, following a recent wave of murders. The deployment includes members of the Secretariat of National Defense, the Secretariat of the Navy, the National Guard, and state police.

The security surge follows reported criminal disputes between members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the “Los Mayos” faction of the Sinaloa Cartel (CDS). State Public Security official Laureano Carrillo identified Tecate as a high-risk area due to drug, human, and arms trafficking, as well as fuel theft.

Operations will include checkpoints and patrols spanning from the local corridor to Rumorosa, Valle de las Palas, and Valle de Guadalupe. This follows a period of violence in which at least five murders were recorded in a single week, including the killing of state police agent Astrid Manzano.