 | This article needs to be updated. (December 2017) |
| Operation Chihuahua/Juarez | ||||||||
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| Part of Mexican Drug War | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
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Sinaloa Cartel Gente Nueva Los Mexicles Artistas Asesinos |
Juárez Cartel La Línea | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
 Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018–present) Enrique Peña Nieto (2012–18) Felipe Calderón (2008–12) Guillermo Galván Galván (2008–12) Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda (2012–18) Luis Cresencio Sandoval (2018–present) Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza (2008–12) Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz (2012–18) José Rafael Ojeda Durán (2018–present) |
Joaquín Guzmán Loera (Captured) Ismael Zambada García |
Vicente Carrillo Fuentes (Captured) Jose Luis Fratello | ||||||
Coordinated Operation Chihuahua or formerly known as Joint Operation Chihuahua is a Military and Federal Police operation started in 2008 by the Mexican Army and Policía Federal Preventiva. The objective is to "besiege" Ciudad Juárez to concentrate forces and saturate the area to confront the three cartels already operating in the city. Ciudad Juárez is known to be one of the most dangerous cities in the Americas. In the year 2007 more than 100 police officers were killed in Juárez in attacks blamed on organized crime. As a result of drug cartel violence, President Felipe Calderón has previously launched other Joint Operations in other states.[1]
- ^ Medellín, Jorge Alejandro (March 1, 2009). "Juárez bajo sitio militar" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2009.