Mexico City, Mexico — The Secretary of National Defense says there have been no unauthorized overflights of Mexican territory by the U.S. or any other foreign country. General Ricardo Trevilla Trejo made the confirmation Monday after local media alluded to reports of sightings over Michoacán, Baja California and Sinaloa.
General Trevilla denied that any U.S. or foreign aircraft are flying over Mexican territory. He said regarding recently recorded flights, they are aircraft belonging to the Mexican security cabinet.
“There have been no overflights of foreign aircraft in national territory […] There is an overflight program in place and there is very strict control,” he said.
General Trevilla guaranteed that all overflights carried out during the month of January have been controlled by the National Center for Airspace Surveillance and Protection and the Federal Civil Aviation Agency.
“We are closely monitoring the situation. There have been no overflights of foreign aircraft in national territory. Those that flew yesterday belong to an agency that is part of the Security Cabinet,” he reiterated, alluding to the warnings made by U.S. President Donald Trump about conducting ground operations in Mexico to combat the cartels.
He made the clarification during a security press conference held Monday along with Omar García Harfuch, the Secretary of Security and Civilian Protection (SSPC) who said both Mexico and the U.S. continue to exchange information.
According to Harfuch, the exchange of security information with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump continues. He stated that collaboration with the United States government on security matters has increased through information sharing, joint operations, arrests and extraditions.
The press conference was held amid the controversy surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump’s statements about a ground attack on Mexican cartels. After his comments, speculation grew regarding the overflight of U.S. aircraft over Mexican territory, something Mexican authorities have ruled out.
General Trevilla also commented on the security plan for the troubled seaside state of Michoacán where there are allegations of more criminals than police. He explained that the government has created the Michoacán Plan, a plan for peace and justice implemented by the federal government as well as the Paricutín Operations Plan.
He says neither of those plans are short term.
“There is no deadline. It’s open and the Army and National Guard units will not be withdrawn from there… they will remain for as long as necessary,” he said regarding the increased presence of security forces in the state.
The Paricutín Operations Plan, he said, is a strategy implemented by National Defense whose goal is to “seal off Michoacán” so that criminal groups cannot enter or leave the state.
The state of Michoacán is home to several cartels including La Familia Michoacana, Carteles Unidos, the Knights Templar and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), all of whom are involved in the large-scale production of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Michoacán territory they control.
In February 2025, the U.S. Secretary of State designated Carteles Unidos, a group made up of several other cartels, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. As a form of control, Mexico has implemented Paricutín Operations Plan with the deployment of National Guard to prevent cartel members from entering or leaving the state.
The security press conference was held Monday after President Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump had a phone conversation that lasted only around 15 minutes.
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