Operación Lince Norte
| Operación Lince Norte | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Mexican drug war | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Mexican Army |
Gulf Cartel Los Zetas[1] | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
Operación Lince Norte (Operation Lynx North) was a military operation carried out by the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense from July 16 to August 4, 2011, in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and San Luis Potosí. The main objective was to weaken Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel.
During the operation, 26 organized crime attacks 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 equipment
- 14 real estate properties