“North border” operation, first results after deployment of 10 thousand elements in the limits of Mexico and the USA

This Tuesday began the deployment of 10 thousand elements of the National Guard (GN) towards the northern border, with the aim of strengthening security, avoiding fentanyl traffic and inhibiting illegal migration, agreements established by the governments of Mexico and the United States for Avoid commercial differences Between both countries.

This Thursday, the Mexican Army and the National Guard began its joint operation in the border line of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, in compliance with what was agreed between the president of the United States, Donald Trump and his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum.

According to the agency EFEduring these patrols, federal elements They secured more than 30 stairs and ropes used, allegedly, by traffickers of people – known as “polleros” – to facilitate the crossing of immigrants to US territory. The units that were deployed are equipped with military vehicles, motorized troops and drone surveillance equipment to detect illegal crossing attempts and dismantle people traffic networks.

However, the Mexican government still has not provided official figures on additional arrests or assurance derived from this deployment at the border between Mexico and the United States.

This Monday, both leaders announced that the encumbrances would be “put in pause” for a month with the condition that the Mexican government will reinforce the northern border with 10 thousand elements of the National Guard immediately, to avoid the entry of drugs from Mexico to the United States.

Counterparte, Trump’s administration promised 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) They 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 high power and Exclusive use of the Army in the United States. There has to be an investigation and collaboration to reduce arms trafficking, ”said Sheinbaum at his press conference on Tuesday.

This mobilization of federal forces started immediately, as it was from six o’clock in Tuesday morning when Hundreds of GN elements began their march to the northern border. Nearly a thousand troops embarked from the south of the country to border cities in the states of Baja California Norte, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.

The troops started from states such as Yucatán, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Hidalgo, Puebla, Tlaxcala, State of Mexico and Mexico City. According to newspaper data The Universalthe deployment of the elements of the GN was as follows:

• Three thousand 10 in Tijuana, Tecate and Mexicali, Baja California.
• 1,987 in Nogales, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonoyta and Agua Prieta, Sonora.
• Two thousand 620 in Ciudad Juárez, Puerto Palomas and Ojinaga, Chihuahua.
• Thousand 17 in Ciudad Acuña and Piedras Negras, Coahuila.
• 623 in Colombia, Nuevo León.
• 743 in Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Mier, Beach Baghdad, Reynosa and Matamoros, Tamaulipas.

These numbers give the exact figure of 10 thousand elements planned for the operation “North border.” In this regard, Sheinbaum explained in ‘La Mañanera’ on Wednesday that the agents that will be part of the operation were selected based on the Low crime index of the entities in which they operated.

In his words: “One part of the elements was already in the north and another part comes from the states where there has been decrease in criminal indexes. The plan that was made It does not evidently put security in the rest of the territory ”.

The White House announced on Saturday that tariffs would take effect this Tuesday, February 4. These taxes of 25 % would be imposed on all Mexican products in retaliation for the commercial deficit, irregular migration and fentanyl traffic.

Then, Washington argued that “the posters have an alliance with the Government of Mexico and endanger the national security and public health of the United States.”

In response, Sheinbaum announced that on Monday he would announce his “plan B”, with tariff and non -tariff measures, in addition to describing “Terribly irresponsible” the accusations of the White House.