Mexico begins mobilization of 10 thousand military towards the US border to stop fentanyl traffic

“Mexico will reinforce the northern border with 10 thousand elements of the National Guard Immediately, to avoid drug trafficking from Mexico to the United States, in particular Fentanilo, ”President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote on Monday in her X account.

This deployment of federal forces was one of the agreements that the president reached with her American counterpart To suspend (for a month) 25% tariffs with which the tycoon had threatened Mexico.

Sheinbaum said in his publication that the teams of Both governments would start working immediatelyso on Tuesday the deployment of federal forces began to the northern border to reinforce security in that area.

From 6 in the morning on Tuesday990 elements of the National Guard moved by air from the south of the country to the cities of Tijuana, Baja California; Sonoyta, Sonora; and Matamoros, Tamaulipas.

The National Guard also initiated the deployment of 6,310 members from various state coordinations of the country. These elements move by road to the towns of Tijuana, Tecate and Mexicali, Baja California; Water Prieta and Sonoyta, Sonora; Negras Piedras and Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila; Ojinaga, Puerto Palomas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua; Colombia, Nuevo León; Baghdad Beach and Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas.

To the military field No. 1-A, in Mexico City, 2,700 elements of military units from Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, State of Mexico, Puebla and Veracruz arrived. These troops left the land, also from 6 in the morning of this Tuesday, having as destinations: Tijuana, Tecate and Mexicali, Baja California; San Luis Río Colorado and Nogales, Sonora; Juárez Ciudad, Chihuahua; Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa and Matamoros, Tamaulipas.

These elements They will reinforce the troops already deployed on the northern borderwith the aim of stopping the entry of fentanil and illegal migration to the United States, as well as to avoid the entry of weapons from that country.

During her morning conference, President Claudia Sheinbaum said that one of the agreements with Trump was to start a working group on security, which has the objective of Build a region where there is no violence and peace.

Sheinbaum said that this agreement is beneficial for both parties, because, on the one hand, it is sought to reduce the consumption and distribution of fentanyl. On the other hand, border security is strengthened, as the US government promised to investigate and Inhibit the entry of weapons to Mexico.

“With this measure, it is sought to reduce consumption and distribution, particularly fentanyl. They (the US government) promised to investigate the entry of weapons from the United States to Mexico. How is it possible that in our country there have been launched that have seized criminal groups. This type of weapons is of high power and exclusive use of the army in the United States. There must be an iResearch and collaboration to reduce arms trafficking”, He explained.