In a joint operation based on intelligence sharing between Mexico and the United States, federal and state forces intercepted an aircraft and seized a shipment of drugs, vehicles, and high-caliber weapons in the municipality of Mexicali, Baja California. According to reports, the aircraft belonged to Los Rusos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel (CDS) led by La Mayiza.
The coordinated operational deployment took place on Friday, June 5, 2026. The intervention was the result of analysis conducted by the Mexican Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA) in close collaboration with U.S. security agencies, which allowed them to trace the illicit flight path of an aircraft attempting to enter border airspace.
The National Center for Airspace Surveillance and Protection (CENAVI) detected the target in real time, triggering the activation of interception protocols. To force the aircraft to land, the Mexican Air Force immediately deployed a squadron consisting of two T-6C+ interceptor aircraft and a UH-60M Black Hawk tactical helicopter.
Once the aircraft touched down, an interagency task force secured the perimeter. The following agencies participated in the coordinated field operation:
Mexican Army and Mexican Air Force
National Guard
Federal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC)
Attorney General’s Office (FGR)
State and municipal police forces of Baja California
After securing the landing zone and completing the corresponding inspections, federal and local law enforcement agencies seized the following logistical assets:
One single-engine Cessna 206 aircraft
Three land vehicles
24 kilograms of cocaine packaged for distribution
24 loaded magazines
377 rounds of ammunition of various calibers
A property used as a safe house or receiving point for unloading operations. According to preliminary estimates released by the Security Cabinet, this seizure represents a direct financial blow of approximately five million pesos against the operational structures of organized crime operating in the northern part of the country.
The drugs, aircraft, weapons, and vehicles were all transported under strict security to the facilities of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) delegation in Mexicali, where the Federal Public Prosecutor will be responsible for compiling the case file and conducting the corresponding forensic examinations.
