Mazatlán violence persists despite troop reinforcements
Original reporting: Revista Espejo
What happened
Revista Espejo reports continued killings in Mazatlán despite repeated security reinforcements, citing an unofficial count of about 38 homicides in the first half of September.
Reporting and context
Mazatlán continues to record killings despite repeated security reinforcements and a heavy military presence across the city, Revista Espejo reported on September 16.
The report puts the combined deployment at about 11,400 personnel from the armed forces, federal security agencies and state and municipal police. It describes soldiers at major intersections, along the seafront and in patrol convoys as authorities try to contain violence linked to the Sinaloa Cartel's internal conflict.
Revista Espejo cites an unofficial count of about 38 killings during the first 15 days of September. It reports 102 during July and August combined. Those figures cover different periods and should not be read as a direct month-to-month comparison.
The latest announcements came on September 15. Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch announced 1,800 personnel from federal security and naval forces; the Defense Ministry separately announced 1,600 soldiers, including 100 special-forces personnel. The report does not establish whether those announcements overlap with each other or the overall deployment total.
Local reactions differ. Business leader Verónica Estrada Osuna supported the military presence as necessary, while PRI leader Maribel Chollet Morán argued that the extensive deployment had failed to provide security.