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. Mexican Army elements repelled an attack in Concordia, Sinaloa, within the same 3-hour period, detaining four hitmen and securing two armored vehicles, as reported by Foro Militar on X. The army reduced the vehicles after the assailants fled. In Chihuahua, Mexican Army and National Guard personnel seized a .50 caliber Barrett rifle, six long weapons, 5,321 cartridges, 22 magazines, and two vehicles during an operation in Los Tuceros, Guachochi municipality, per another Foro Militar update on X. Mexican Army and National Guard forces eradicated four marijuana plantations covering nearly 10,000 square meters in Santiago el Pinar, Chiapas, as stated in a Foro Militar post. Separately, a presumed La Barredora plaza leader known as “Balu” was arrested in Tabasco, according to Lopez Doriga. An artillery helicopter conducted low-altitude overflights in southern Culiacán, Sinaloa, as reported by Foro Militar. The Mexican Army is preparing anti-drone measures for the 2026 World Cup to protect stadiums, hotels, and airports. A video showed CDS-MF members patrolling Paredón Colorado, Sinaloa, with burned armored vehicles, a Vodasafe HL2 drone locator, and an FN MK 17 rifle, though the footage date is unknown, per Codigo725Z on X.
