The designation occurs after the resignation of Víctor Hugo Chávez Martínez, who reinstated the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena). During his management, the official received threats from alleged members of organized crime, who accused him of acting to benefit the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), accusations he rejected.
Lazcano worked for three decades in the Attorney General’s Office (PGR), performing within the Federal Judicial Police as a commander in Sinaloa, Michoacán and Guerrero.
In 2019 he was a regional delegate of the Administrative Unit in the Regional Organization of the Federal Ministerial Police of Tabasco.
Tabasco registered 34.4 victims of homicide per 100,000 inhabitants during 2024, exceeding the national rate of 23.4 victims, according to the records of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP).
The state capital, Villahermosa, is the city with the greatest perception of insecurity according to 95.3% of its inhabitants, according to the National Public Security Survey (Ensu).
