SEDENA Admits 'Poorly Organized' Operation; Durazo Acknowledges Failure

SEDENA Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval held a press conference acknowledging the October 17 convoy was carrying out an arrest warrant for extradition purposes — contradicting the government's initial claim of a 'routine patrol.' He conceded the operation was 'poorly organized, hasty, and underestimated the strength and mobilization capacity of the Sinaloa Cartel,' citing failures in intelligence gathering and failure to secure soldiers' families from cartel reprisals. Security Secretary Alfonso Durazo similarly acknowledged 'hasty planning, inadequate risk assessment, and bureaucratic oversights' that left senior leaders uninformed.