Sonora newspaper El Imparcial reports that Hermosillo is the next security priority region in Mexico for federal authorities. The security enhancement will include the deployment of the Mexican National Guard to the city.
The move to enhance security in Sonora was announced in mid-April by Alfonso Durazo Montaño, the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection for Mexico. It indicates that public safety in the municipality of Hermosillo has declined to a point that it is now a national focus for improvement.
Of the existing 19 priority security zones that have already been established nationally for the deployment of federal police and armed forces, two current Sonora priority zones are Cajeme (Ciudad Obregon) and the Guaymas – Empalme region.
In addition to adding Hermosillo to its list of priority zones, the government also added priority focus areas in Tlajomulco, Jalisco and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. There are also proposals for the addition of another 24 security regions in Mexico, including two in Baja California Sur – La Paz and Los Cabos.
In his announcement, Secretary Durazo Montaño specified that the deployment of forces to security areas will depend on the essential training of new recruits. He added that by the end of this year troops can be active in 45 special priority security zones throughout Mexico.