The Mexican Army adds 1,600 troops to reinforce Mazatlán: includes 100 Special Forces

The Mexican government has announced the deployment of 3,400 additional security and military personnel to the northwestern state of Sinaloa. This escalation follows a period of heightened violence that has affected the region over the past two weeks. The updated figures were confirmed by the Secretariat of National Defense on September 15. The reinforcement aims to address the ongoing security crisis in the state, which has experienced significant instability recently.