President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the measures one week after a 17-year-old gunman killed Uruapan Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo during Day of the Dead festivities, sparking protests across the western state. Nearly 1,000 additional troops will raise the number of federal forces in Michoacan to more than 10,000.

Troop Surge And Containment Strategy

Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla Trejo announced that nearly 1,000 additional personnel will be sent to Michoacán, bringing the total number of federal forces there to over 10,000.

About half will focus on stopping criminal groups from crossing borders, especially toward Jalisco.

Sheinbaum called Manzo’s killing a “cowardly murder.” Security Chief Omar García Harfuch said those responsible will be caught and brought to justice.

Security Policy And Social Spending

The government announced over $3 billion in investments for Michoacán, most of it directed to social programs addressing unemployment, poverty, and poor healthcare. Scholarships will be expanded to keep children in school and away from criminal groups.

Sheinbaum rejected any U.S. security operations in Mexico, though President Donald Trump offered help and used tariffs to push for stronger action against drug trafficking.

Mexico will accept only intelligence support, keeping its ban on foreign troops while showing a tougher stance toward major cartels than under former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Cartel Violence And Local Extortion

Michoacan’s port of Lázaro Cárdenas and its highways serve as major routes for drugs and precursors used in fentanyl and meth.

Cartels extort avocado and lime farmers and small businesses, heightening anger after Mayor Manzo’s killing.

Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla said his father was murdered in Uruapan decades ago, underscoring deep-rooted violence. Sheinbaum vowed biweekly updates and told residents, “you are not alone.”