Operativo Enjambre Sustained Pressure: 64+ Officials Detained, CJNG Municipal Networks Under Stress

Operativo Enjambre — the Mexican government's sustained anti-corruption campaign targeting officials with alleged CJNG ties — continues at high operational tempo into April 2026. Cumulative arrest total holds at 64+ officials detained across Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero, Morelos, and additional states since the February 22 El Mencho operation. The campaign has systematically targeted CJNG's municipal-level protection architecture: mayors, police chiefs, customs officials, and municipal employees whose corruption enabled the cartel's free movement across key corridors. Security Secretary García Harfuch has described Operativo Enjambre as a 'second phase' of the Tapalpa operation — targeting not just CJNG gunmen but the institutional enablers that allowed El Mencho to operate for decades. The Tequila, Jalisco mayor arrested March 29 represents the highest-profile municipal target to date. No new Enjambre arrests publicly confirmed for April 4.