Since 6:00 AM on Tuesday, February 4, the Mexican government has initiated the Northern Border Operation, deploying 10,000 members of the National Guard (GN) and the Army to reinforce security along the country's northern border.
This action is by the agreements made on Monday, February 3, between the Mexican and U.S. governments on security and trade issues, following a phone call between the presidents of both countries, during which it was also agreed to suspend the imposition of tariffs by the United States for one month.
In this regard, the Secretary of Defense prepared for the deployment of 10,000 National Guard and Army personnel. At 3:00 PM on February 3, a C-130 Hercules plane and a C-27J Spartan from the Mexican Air Force took off from the "Felipe Ángeles" International Airport heading to Campeche, while two Boeing 727 aircraft from the National Guard departed from Mexico City’s Benito Juárez International Airport, destined for Mérida, Yucatán, and Cancún, Quintana Roo, respectively.
According to the Mexican government, the purpose of these flights was to transport 990 National Guard agents, starting at 6:00 AM on February 4 (Central Mexico time), to the cities of Tijuana, Baja California; Sonoyta, Sonora; and Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
Additionally, on Tuesday, the National Guard deployed 6,310 agents from various state coordinations across the country, who are traveling by land to the cities of Tijuana, Tecate, and Mexicali in Baja California; Agua Prieta and Sonoyta in Sonora; Piedras Negras and Ciudad Acuña in Coahuila; Ojinaga, Puerto Palomas, and Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua; Colombia in Nuevo León; and Playa Bagdad and Ciudad Mier in Tamaulipas.
Mexican authorities emphasized that, at the No. 1-A Military Field in Mexico City, 2,700 members of military units from Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, State of Mexico, Puebla, and Veracruz gathered, leaving by land starting at 6:00 AM on February 4, destined for Tijuana, Tecate, and Mexicali in Baja California; San Luis Río Colorado and Nogales in Sonora; Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua; Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, and Matamoros in Tamaulipas.
These personnel, the authorities specified, will reinforce the troops already deployed along the border, to halt the flow of fentanyl, other drugs, and illegal immigration to the United States. They will also aim to prevent the introduction of weapons from the United States, always with strict adherence to human rights.
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