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. In Tijuana, Baja California, authorities confiscated weapons and equipment from an abandoned Mazda vehicle with California plates during a patrol on Lázaro Cárdenas Street in the Valle de las Palmas neighborhood yesterday, according to Eco1_LVM via NatSecBoogie on X. Items included one rocket launcher, two Walkera TALI H500 hexacopters with a Devo F12E controller, one AK-47 with magazine, 42 rounds, two hand grenades, and 15 tactical vests. A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King, identified as 09-5707 and flying as AFR5707, tracked over the Gulf of California during the reporting window, as documented by Borrowed7Time on X citing multiple sources including Sipjack1776 and All_Source_News. Separately, video footage showed members of CJNG's Gente del Agua faction dropping explosive devices on R5 of CU in Cotija, Michoacán, according to Mexican Belik and shared by All_Source_News on X within the February 7, 2026, afternoon period.
