Operación Lince Norte

Part of Mexican Drug War

Date	July 16, 2011 – August 4, 2011
Location	Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila and San Luis Potosí
Status	Mexican Army victory

Belligerents

Mexican Army

Gulf Cartel
Los Zetas Cartel^[1]

Commanders and leaders

Felipe Calderón
Noé Sandoval Alcázar

Miguel Treviño Morales (POW)
Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano †

Strength

4,000 soldiers^[1]

unknown

Casualties and losses

1 killed
21 wounded

30 killed
11 wounded

Mexican Drug War

Projects & Operations: Community Shield Gunrunner Michoacán Wide Receiver Baja California Solare Xcellerator Sinaloa Nuevo León-Tamaulipas Guerrero Chihuahua Quintana Roo Coronado Fast and Furious Southern Tempest Lince Norte Escorpión Delirium Laguna Segura Safe Veracruz Safe San Luis Potosi Neza State of Mexico Blue Storm Kruz Control Terminus Bishop Coyote Wildfire Black Swan Diablo Express Shadowfire Events: El Chapo manhunt 2008 Morelia 2009 Mexico prison 2009 Arivaca 2009 Guanajuato and Hidalgo Ciudad Juárez rehab center 2010 Chihuahua Nuevo León Guerrero 2010 San Fernando 2010 Saric 2010 Puebla 2011 San Luis Potosi 2011 San Fernando Coahuila 2011 Monterrey casino 2011 Durango 2011 Tucson Altamira prison Apodaca prison 2012 Veracruz Cadereyta Jiménez 2012 Nuevo Laredo 2012 Nogales 2012 La Joya 2015 Michoacán 2016 Topo Chico

Mexico is supported by the United States in this conflict through the Mérida Initiative.

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.

During the operation, 26 attacks from the criminals were prevented and repelled.^[1]

Seized assets and Achievements

1,217 firearms
3.3 tons of marijuana
39,000,700 United States dollars
260 vehicles
188 communication equipments
14 Real estate propertiess

References

1 2 3 http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/783649.html

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