Operación Lince Norte (Operation Lynx North), was a military operation conducted by the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense, from July 16 to August 4, 2011, in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi. The prime objective was to weaken the Los Zetas Cartel and the Gulf cartel.
| Operación Lince Norte | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Mexican Drug War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Felipe Calderón Guillermo Galván Galván Noé Sandoval Alcázar |
Miguel Treviño Morales Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000 soldiers[1] | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed 21 wounded |
30 killed 11 wounded | ||||||
During the operation, 26 attacks from the criminals were prevented and repelled.[1]
Seized assets and achievements
edit- 1,217 firearms
- 3.3 tons of marijuana
- 39,000,700 United States dollars
- 260 vehicles
- 188 communication equipments
- 14 Real estate properties