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Mexican Army elements conducted a land and air operation in Concordia, Sinaloa, deploying armored vehicles and helicopters on February 7, 2026, between 3:45 PM and 6:45 PM UTC, as part of security efforts in the region. The operation was reported by Foro Militar on X.

Mexican Secretariat of National Defense authorized the overflight and emergency landing of two U.S. Hercules tanker aircraft and HH-60W helicopters in Mexican airspace between 2:45:58 AM and 4:45:52 AM UTC on February 6, 2026, to rescue a sick crew member from a vessel 400 nautical miles from Cabo San Lucas, according to an X post by Azucena Uresti.

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) left a narco banner in Zapoqui, Villanueva, Zacatecas, accusing elements within the Zacatecas government of collaborating with the Mexicas (MF), according to an All_Source_News post on X between 2:15:58 AM and 2:45:53 AM UTC on February 6, 2026.

Diego “N”, the municipal president of Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico, was arrested during a coordinated federal operation between the Mexican Army, Navy, FGR, SSPC, and CNI, according to a foro_militar post on X at an unspecified time within the reporting window from 11:45:57 PM UTC on February 5 to 2:15:52 AM UTC on February 6, 2026. Three city council public servants were simultaneously detained following citizen complaints as part of Operation Swarm.

Residents of Culiacán, Mexico, reported daily executions occurring due to an ongoing drug war, according to a CGTN America post on X at approximately 8:45 PM UTC on February 5, 2026, within the reporting window from 8:45 PM to 11:45 PM UTC.

Érika Pérez García, Morena party leader in Jalisco, defended Tequila Mayor Diego Rivera Navarro following his arrest on extortion charges, as reported by journalist Azucena Uresti on X at approximately 4:45-5:15 PM UTC on February 5, 2026. The defense came after the closure of the José Cuervo distillery in Tequila last December.

Guadalajara authorities implemented mandatory face mask use in basic education schools on February 5, 2026, due to 1,113 measles cases reported in Jalisco so far this year, according to Azteca Noticias. The measure addresses the rapid increase in infections, surprising some parents.

Diego Rivera Navarro, Mayor of Tequila, Jalisco, was arrested along with three city hall public servants on February 5, 2026, between 12:15 PM and 3:15 PM UTC, as part of Mexico's National Strategy against Extortion, according to Secretary of Security Omar García Harfuch.

Mexican authorities detained El Espíritu, second-in-command of the Chiapas-Guatemala Cartel—a CJNG front—in a major operation in Ocozocoautla, Chiapas, during the monitoring window from 12:45:58 AM to 3:15:51 AM on February 5, 2026. Security sources identified him as plaza boss and right-hand man of Juan Valdovinos, “El Señor de los Caballos,” according to All_Source_News.

Three wounded members of FRIP were evacuated by helicopter toward the capital after landing on a local soccer field in Zulu, as reported during the monitoring period from 9:45:53 PM on February 4, 2026, to 12:45:53 AM on February 5, 2026. One media source indicated the movement of the injured fighters, prompting on-site investigation.

Gerardo Cortés Caballero, the Morena mayor on leave from Cuautempan, Puebla, was arrested in Tlaxcala after eight months on the run, according to a report by journalist María López San Martín on X. The arrest occurred within the reporting window of 4:46 PM to 7:46 PM UTC on February 4, 2026. He faces investigations for kidnapping, extortion, organized crime, embezzlement, and illicit enrichment.

The Mexican Army and National Guard detained 1 suspect and seized 7 explosives, weapons, 768 cartridges, drugs, 7 vehicles, and 46 slot machines during operations in Nayarit between 11:15 PM on February 3 and 2:15 AM on February 4, 2026, as part of efforts to combat criminal activity. According to a report from foro_militar on X.

Mexican authorities arrested one suspect responsible for the January 28 attack on Movimiento Ciudadano deputies in Culiacán, Sinaloa, on February 3, 2026, at approximately 2:00 PM UTC. The operation was led by SEDENA (@Defensamx1), SSP (@SSPCMexico), and the Criminal Investigation Agency of FGR (@FGRMexico), as announced by Omar García Harfuch (@OHarfuch) during the reporting window from 12:15 PM to 3:15 PM UTC.

A drone attack by the Guasave Cartel, led by 'El Chapo Isidro', targeted the 'El Cielo' ranch in La Tuna, Badiraguato, owned by Aureliano Guzmán Loera, cousin of 'El Chapo' Guzmán, causing a fire reported between 5:15 PM and 6:15 PM UTC on February 2, 2026. Separately, transporters blocked the Autopista del Sol at km 321+200 near Tierra Colorada, Guerrero, in both directions during the same hour.

Mexican Army and National Guard arrested Serapio 'N', a Gulf Cartel regional boss affiliated with 'Los Rojos', along with three other individuals in Aldama, Tamaulipas, between 6:45:35 PM and 8:15:27 PM UTC on February 1, 2026, seizing weapons and explosives, according to @foro_militar. Serapio 'N' is linked to robberies, kidnappings, and extortions.

An unidentified aircraft flew over Concordia, Sinaloa, on February 1, 2026, during the 59-minute reporting window from 5:45:34 PM to 6:45:26 PM UTC, as Mexican Army and Special Forces conducted a special operation to locate kidnapped miners in the area, according to a post by @idn__03 on X. Sinaloa Governor Rocha Moya announced the operation this Sunday morning.

A Mayiza cartel dronero operated a DJI FlyCart 30 drone carrying a large number of munitions in Sinaloa on February 1, 2026, between 2:45 PM and 5:45 PM UTC, according to video footage shared by @mexicannarcos. The drone's container was removed to attach improvised carriers for multiple drop munitions targeted at rivals.

Social media posts on X revealed on February 1, 2026, between 11:15 PM UTC on January 31 and 1:15 AM UTC, that former Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari attended 'billionaire dinners' with Jeffrey Epstein, while documents claim President Andrés Manuel López Obrador knew of sexual videos involving minors recorded in Mexico but did not act decisively during his administration.

Deputy Sergio Torres was transferred under an extensive security operation from a clinic to another hospital in Culiacán for specialized medical care on January 31, 2026, with his health condition remaining delicate, according to MLopezSanMartin on X. Meanwhile, heavy clashes erupted in La Tuna, Badiraguato, Sinaloa, between Gente del Guano-Los Calabazas and the 28th Special Forces of Chapo Isidro, allies of the Guasave Cartel, as reported by All_Source_News on X.

A National Guard element was murdered after being deprived of his freedom in Huichapan, Hidalgo, with his body located on the access bridge to the community of San Miguel Arcángel in San Juan del Río between 3:45 PM and 6:45 PM UTC on January 31, 2026. Three others who accompanied him were found alive in a hilly area of Hidalgo, according to foro_militar on X.

Zacatecas State Police officers faced an armed ambush by suspected CJNG gunmen in El Chique, Tabasco, Zacatecas, on January 30, 2026, between 7:45 PM and 8:45 PM UTC, using an improvised explosive device during a police operation. According to Zacatecas Imagen and Norte Belico reports.

Víctor Manuel Mújica, 37, his wife Anayeli Hernández, 36, both Mexican Sign Language interpreters, and their 12-year-old daughter Megan were burned to death by three perpetrators in Michoacán, according to a report shared on X during the reporting window from 7:15 PM to 8:15 PM UTC on January 29, 2026. The family was murdered and set ablaze.

Firefighters responded to a strong fire at a stationery and plastic factory on Zapotecas and Central streets in the San Pedro de los Pinos neighborhood of Álvaro Obregón borough, Mexico City, between 11:45 PM and 12:45 AM UTC on January 28-29, 2026, according to reports from emergency responders and local observers.

Sergio Torres Félix, state leader of the Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) party in Sinaloa, and deputy Elizabeth Rafaela Montoya Ojeda were shot at in Culiacán on January 28, 2026, between 9:15 PM and 10:15 PM UTC. The attack occurred in the state capital, with MC national leader Jorge Álvarez Máynez condemning the incident, according to a report by journalist Azucena Uresti on X.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum laughed in response to a question about the massacre of eleven young soccer players in Salamanca during a social media interaction on X at approximately 4:15 PM UTC on January 28, 2026. The user confronted her with "President, eleven young soccer players were massacred in Salamanca, what are you going to say?" to which she replied "The tickets for BTS are very expensive." according to a post by @luzelenachavez8.

Mexican Army forces located and destroyed a clandestine laboratory in Villa Madero during an inter-institutional operation in a mountain area between 3:15 AM and 6:15 AM on January 28, 2026, securing 17 drums of chemical precursors, denatured alcohol, hypochlorite, Macropol, 8 LP gas tanks, 6 reactors, and bags of caustic soda before incinerating the site, according to foro_militar on X.

Citizens in Oaxaca City's polling stations voted 2 to 1 against ratifying Morena Governor Salomón Jara's mandate during the revocation process on January 28, 2026, between 12:45 AM and 1:45 AM UTC, according to social media reports from Checo de Valdés. Jara, promoted by Morena as an example of good government, faced rejection amid claims of a fracture between Morena and the PT party.

DEVELOPING: The Electoral Institute of Oaxaca (IEEPCO) faces accusations of fraud in the mandate revocation process for Governor Salomón Jara, with box 247 reporting 1,203 votes for him despite an initial 182, according to Jorge Gomez on X at approximately 8:00 PM UTC on January 27, 2026. The PT party denounced system failures during the count over the past hour.

Protesters in Oaxaca demonstrated on January 27, 2026, between 6:45 PM and 7:45 PM UTC, asserting that Mexico's National Electoral Institute (INE) no longer functions for democracy but defends regime interests. They cited examples of Morena's alleged manipulation of the 2024 election to secure 36 million votes without opposition challenge, according to a post by PNeoliberalMx on X.

Mexican National Guard, Army, State Citizen Security Force, and Attorney General's Office executed a search warrant in Tijuana's Mariano Matamoros neighborhood between 3:15 and 4:15 a.m. on January 27, 2026, securing 50 kg of methamphetamine, 5 kg of opium gum, 17 cartridges, two vehicles, and one property used as a drug collection and distribution center, according to a report from @foro_militar on X.

A group of gunmen arrived in various vehicles and attacked a soccer match in Loma de Flores, Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico, killing up to 17 people over the past hour, according to a report by All_Source_News on X.

Fourteen people died in an armed attack in the Loma de Flores community of Salamanca, Guanajuato, around 5:30 a.m. local time on January 26, according to neighborhood reports. Residents heard multiple gunshots and notified authorities.

The Sinaloa Prosecutor's Office reported locating influencer Nicole Pardo Molina, known as “La Nicholette”, alive early on January 25, 2026, according to an X post by @azucenau during the reporting window from 2:46 a.m. to 3:45 a.m. UTC.

Mexican Army forces captured a convoy transporting “monster” type armored vehicles in Tamaulipas, Mexico, over the past hour between 1:45 a.m. and 2:45 a.m. UTC on January 25, 2026, securing the vehicles during federal operations, according to a post on X by @foro_militar.

Mexican Army and Federal Attorney General's Office (FGR) personnel raided 19 houses in Cenobio Moreno neighborhoods of Apatzingán, Michoacán, early Friday morning during a mega operation targeting Alejandro Sepúlveda Álvarez, alias "La Fresa," cousin of "El Bótox," according to posts on X by @foro_militar shared over the past hour.

Lockheed Martin reported over the past hour that the Mexican Air Force acquired its first C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft, becoming the first country in Latin America to operate the C-130J model.

Mexican authorities arrested “El Botox,” a priority target in Michoacán state, over the past hour, according to a report citing former Mexico City Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch.

In Las Colonias de Cenobio Moreno, Michoacán, the Mexican Army, National Guard, and Navy initiated an intense operation over the past hour to locate and capture César Sepúlveda Arellano, alias "El Botox," leader of the criminal group "Los Blancos de Troya," according to a report posted on X by @foro_militar.

Mexico's security forces transferred 37 operators of criminal organizations to the United States early on January 21, 2026, aboard seven Armed Forces aircraft destined for Washington, Houston, New York, Pennsylvania, San Antonio, and San Diego, according to a statement from GabSeguridadMX posted over the past hour. The action followed a U.S. Department of Justice request under bilateral cooperation mechanisms, with a commitment not to seek the death penalty.

National Guard, Mexican Army, Mexican Air Force, and FGR agents arrested Iván Valerio “N”, alias “Mantecas”, head of a Beltrán Leyva-linked faction, in Badiraguato, Sinaloa, early Tuesday during a joint operation between 3:16 a.m. and 6:16 a.m. UTC. Authorities seized seven group members, weapons, vehicles, and a synthetic drug production center, according to a Foro Militar post on X.

A Hercules C-130J aircraft landed in Mexico over the past hour, from 11:45 PM UTC on January 18 to 12:45 AM UTC on January 19, to unload three armored units delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to sources in the US familiar with the delivery, as posted by @LuisKuryaki on X.

Mexican authorities captured Alejandro ‘N’, one of the FBI's ten most wanted fugitives, in Pachuca, Hidalgo, on January 18, 2026, during the reporting window from 9:15 PM to 10:15 PM UTC, following joint operations with the FBI responding to a North Carolina arrest warrant for a 2016 first-degree murder and kidnapping, according to a post on X by @WorldCrimeIntel.

Mexican Army forces launched an operation early Sunday in Rincón de Los Monzón, Badiraguato, Sinaloa, which spread to ranches including Llano de Los Rochin, Batequitas, Higueras de Borboa, and Alconyonqui, deploying a helicopter that fired on an armed group, according to a post on X by @aic_07.

Mexican Army, Navy, National Guard and Federal Attorney General's Office (FGR) executed multiple operations over the past hour in Sinaloa, Tijuana and Huetamo, seizing tons of drugs, over 50 firearms, vehicles and detaining suspects including Sinaloa Cartel operator Daniel Alfredo “N” alias “El Cubano”, according to posts on X by @foro_militar.

The Government of Mexico issued an urgent communiqué over the past hour, between 8:45 AM and 9:45 AM UTC on January 17, 2026, according to a post on X by CerebrosG.

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a notice at approximately 1:00 AM UTC on January 17, 2026, directing pilots to exercise caution in the airspace over Mexico and Latin American countries due to planned military activities and interference with navigation systems.

Unknown perpetrators left five severed heads and a narco banner in Puerto López, Ecuador, according to a Borderland Beat report posted on X by @Borderland_Beat during the 3-hour period from 1:15 a.m. to 4:15 a.m. UTC on Jan. 16.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated over the past hour ending at 6:15 AM UTC on January 13, 2026, that she does not agree with the United States calling drug trafficking cartels "terrorists," declaring "Organized crime cannot be classified as terrorism," according to a post on X by @AlertaMundoNews.

Elements of the Mexican National Guard confronted criminals in Nueva Guerrero, Tamaulipas, during the past hour ending at 4:45 AM UTC on January 13, 2026, according to videos shared on X by @foro_militar.