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. In Tocumbo, Mexican Army and National Guard personnel seized 14 long weapons including two .50 mm caliber rifles, 148 magazines, various cartridges, and three vehicles linked to illegal activities during patrols in the same one-hour window, as stated in another @foro_militar post. Joint operations by the Mexican Army, State Security Secretariat, and National Guard in Apatzingán municipality communities of Acatlán, Las Anonas, and Santiago Acahuato resulted in the arrest of two men carrying long weapons and nearly 100 cartridges, safe deactivation of eight crafted explosive devices, incineration of 162 marijuana plants, and dismantling of seven illicit observation points, per a third @foro_militar report. Navy Secretariat forces, including an armed helicopter and ground units, conducted an operation in San Ignacio, Sinaloa, within the reporting period, according to a post from @idn__03 on X. Additional reports included a CJNG narco-message in Uruapan, Michoacán, shared by @All_Source_News, and images of alleged '20' faction members allied with R5 in Michoacán, purportedly showing child soldiers.
