150 Mexican Army Special Forces Known As "Bats" arrive to reinforce security in Culiacán, Sinaloa. Military Reinforcements Keep Arriving In Sinaloa.

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JULY 23, 2025

LUZ NOTICIAS 

VIDEO TRANSLATION 

JOSE RODRIGUEZ: While you were sleeping, 150 Mexican Army bats arrived to reinforce security here in Culiacán. They arrived at the Culiacán International Airport. Details with Sebastián Martínez. On with the report. 

SEBASTIAN MARTINEZ: Good morning. How are you, José? Good morning to you. Also, good morning to the entire Luz Noticias audience. Well, as you were saying, yesterday 150 Mexican Army special forces arrived, known as bats. These elements arrived at Military Air Base No. 10, which is located right where Culiacán International Airport is. The arrival of these elements was scheduled for 3 p.m. However, well, it was delayed. The first aircraft arrived at 5 P.M., between 5 and 5:30P.M. There were four Mexican Air Force C295 aircraft arriving, in which these 150 troops arrived. The first, as I mentioned, arrived around 5 p.m. Later, after 9 p.m., between 9 and 10 p.m., the other aircraft began to arrive, carrying the 150 troops, known as the bats of the Mexican Army's special forces. These troops are coming to reinforce security here in Culiacán after these events, which we are all aware of, and they will join the 11,000 Mexican Army troops already deployed in the different municipalities here in the state of Sinaloa. José, 

JOSE RODRIGUEZ: yes, we are seeing exclusive images there. of the arrival of these 150 bats that are coming down or were coming down from a Mexican Air Force plane, and there's the deployment. They're special elements, that's why they're classified as bats. Sebastián, 

SEBASTIAN: Yes, that's right. They're from the special forces. Uh, they call themselves bats. Even on their helmets, on their uniforms, they have bat logos plastered on them. That's how they identify themselves as members of the special forces, known as bats. And they came heavily armed with rifles, well, for the exclusive use of the Mexican army, like M4 carbines, mini rifles, and so on. José, 

SEBASTIAN: Yes, they are special elements, elements that have to carry out the mission no matter where they are sent. That's why they are called bats, and they are arriving after Omar García Harfuch's visit last Sunday. The bats come with a strategy, but they won't make it known, obviously. But these special elements are arriving, which are so needed. And there's also a lot of criticism that, oh, well, a number of elements from the Navy, the Army, the National Guard are arriving, but the clashes continue. Eh, armed people, armed civilians, continue circulating through the city of Culiacán, and the checkpoints they are setting up at some intersections are useless; they are only there to annoy people. Well, let's hope the bats work, that they arrive, that they put an end to all this. We're about to mark a year since this whole situation began between the Sinaloa cartel's organized crime groups. It's July 23rd.

Next Friday, July 25th, marks one year since the alleged kidnapping of Ismael Mayo Zambada to the United States. It hasn't been very clear what happened.  Well, these 150 bats have arrived.

We'll be keeping an eye on what their exact functions will be. I don't think they'll say it, Sebastián. 

SEBASTIAN: Yes, no, they don't usually say it. In fact, last Sunday, the federal security cabinet was meeting here in Culiacán, and General Ricardo Trevilla was announcing that they would implement new strategies. He announced that they had a force of around 11,000 troops here in Sinaloa. These 150 special forces are coming to Culiacán. However, they won't know exactly what tasks they will carry out, for their own safety and to ensure that the operations are successful, JOSE.

SEBASTIAN: Well, there are the images. Go to our Facebook page, go to our YouTube channel, Luz Noticias was there documenting the arrival of these 150 bats who are coming to join the security of Culiacán. Thank you for this report, Sebastián. Good morning.

Categories: Ismael Zambada García, Ismael Zambada Sicairos, Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar, Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, Los Chapitos, Los Mayos, Sinaloa Civil War