The seizure of 15 light vehicles, four heavy vehicles and five ”monster” vehicles was also achieved; In addition, the recovery of livestock.
The operation was carried out with the coordination of elements of the National Guard, the Mexican Army and the Attorney General’s Office of Chiapas in Frontera Comalapa.
I allow myself to inform you that the Pakal Immediate Reaction Force group carried out a surprise operation in Frontera Comalapa, in coordination with the National Guard, the Mexican Army and the State Attorney General’s Office.
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— Eduardo Ramírez (@ramirezlalo_)
January 3, 2025
During the operation, safe houses and ranches used by criminal groups in the border region were searched.
In one of the ranches, a warehouse was discovered where armored vehicles, known as “monster vehicles,” were built and stored.
”Permanent surveillance and coordination allow for a rapid and effective response to situations of insecurity,” said Ramírez.
One of his main campaign promises was to return peace to Chiapas.
2024 will mark the history of Chiapas as the most violent year in the last decade. The entity closed the year with 867 intentional homicides, a figure that 45% exceeds all intentional deaths recorded in 2018, the most violent year since 2015.
The object of dispute between criminal organizations such as the Sinaloa Cartel, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and local groups, Chiapas is going through an unprecedented crisis of violence. On average, each day of 2024, 2.3 people were murdered, while six years ago it was 1.6.
The discovery of 31 bodies in a clandestine grave, the murder of Father Marcelo Pérez, armed attacks in Pantelhó, the launching of explosive devices in Chicomuselo, drug blockades and shootings, are some of the episodes that marked Chiapas in its most violent year.
