Security & Strategic Review - October 2026

A wave of explosive attacks against police and military targets in recent weeks has pushed the growing use of bombs and landmines by organised crime groups in Mexico onto the political agenda, months after a similar shift towards weaponised drones raised alarm on both sides of the US border [SSR-26-02]. The clearest sign came in the north-central state of Zacatecas, where a suspected car bomb tore through the town of Ojocaliente on 30 August, injuring at least 11 people and damaging dozens of homes and vehicles, according to the Zacatecas state government.