Federal and state forces conducted operations across multiple Mexican states between late Thursday, November 7th, and early Friday, November 8th, resulting in the seizure of weapons, tactical equipment, drugs, and the arrest of a high-ranking cartel figure. In Culiacán, one man was killed and five individuals were detained carrying weapons, explosives, and tactical gear near the Espacios Barcelona subdivision. Simultaneously, Mexican Army personnel conducting patrols in Cieneguita, Badiraguato, seized two long weapons, 10 chargers, 300 cartridges, and a tactical vest. Separately, in Zinápecuaro, Michoacán, two alleged criminals wearing tactical clothing and armed with long weapons were killed in a confrontation with the military near the town of La Galera. The head of the Sinaloa Cartel in Juárez, identified as "El Pato," was captured in a Mexican operation involving the SEDENA, with reports indicating collaboration from the Texas Department of Public Safety providing intelligence. Further operations included a search within a module of the Aguaruto Penitentiary Center in Sinaloa, where authorities discovered 36 tips, two blunt objects, a nail gun, two gram scales, two homemade tattoo machines, five cell phones, six chargers, two wide bands, and two modems. The Mexican Army and Border Patrol are also investigating a suspected tunnel near marker 28 between Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas. In Uruapan, Michoacán, security was reinforced by the National Guard and Mexican Army, alongside state forces. A source confirmed an incident in El Durazno, Durango, on Thursday, November 6th, was described not as a confrontation but as a wake for an individual described as "a bad guy who was discharged." An aircraft from the Ministry of the Navy was observed flying over Lo De Marcos, Nayarit. A video circulating on Telegram reportedly shows members of "Chapo Isidro" arming a drone, likely in Badiraguato, Sinaloa.
