The Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), published in this Friday’s edition of the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF), two agreements, through which it allocated to the service of the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas, two territorial areas, in the town of San Carlos, municipality of Guaymas, Sonora, for use in activities directly linked to the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable management of natural resources.

Particularly, it requires, to carry out monitoring and research activities, as well as the regulation of activities compatible with the Decree by which reserve areas and refuges for migratory birds and wildlife were established on the islands located in the Gulf of California, specifically, on the Chaperona and Pastel islands.

In the first agreement, it is highlighted that the area of ​​31,618 square meters of federal maritime-terrestrial zone, located on Isla Chaperona, town of San Carlos, municipality of Guaymas, state, is intended for the service of the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas. of Sonora, for use in activities directly linked to the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable management of natural resources.

It specifies: “particularly to carry out monitoring and research activities, environmental education, beach cleaning campaigns and surveillance tours, as well as the regulation of activities compatible with the Decree establishing a reserve and refuge area for migratory birds and of wildlife, on the islands that are related, located in the Gulf of California, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on August 2, 1978, recategorized by the Agreement that aims to provide a category in accordance with the legislation “in force to the surfaces that were the subject of various declarations of protected natural areas issued by the Federal Executive published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on June 7, 2000 and its management program,”

In the second agreement released in the DOF, this Friday, it is detailed that the surface of 15 thousand 105.33 square meters of the federal maritime terrestrial zone, located on Isla El Pastel, is intended for the service of the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas, San Carlos locality, municipality of Guaymas, state of Sonora, for use in conservation and preservation of ecosystems, supervision, surveillance, monitoring, care and prevention of environmental contingencies, ecological restoration, sanitation, protection of nesting areas of protected species and regulation of activities compatible with the Decree establishing a reserve and refuge area for migratory birds and wildlife, on the related islands, located in the Gulf of California, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on August 2, 1978.”

Mexico City., Elements of the Mexican Army and the National Guard seized 23 devices for launching explosives with drones, as well as long weapons, magazines, live cartridges and vehicles, on a dirt road in the town of El Arenoso, in the municipality of Caborca, Sonora.

This seizure was carried out when the personnel of both institutions “observed eight vehicles with their doors open from a distance, and with the appropriate security measures, the elements approached the place and confirmed that there were no people inside the vehicles; however, upon conducting a physical inspection, they located 23 attachments to launch explosives with drones; three long weapons; 317 cartridges of different calibers; 17 magazines; a rifle barrel and as for the eight vehicles, two of them had a theft report and one had factory armor.”

The vehicles, as well as the war material, were seized and made available to the Federal Public Prosecutor’s office in the state, to continue the corresponding investigations.

On the other hand, the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO) obtained from a federal judge the linkage to proceedings against José “J”, for his probable responsibility in the commission of crimes against health.

Background information on the case indicates that a few days ago, elements of the Sedena and the National Guard arrested the accused at the Querobabi strategic checkpoint, located at kilometer 112 of the Hermosillo-Santa Ana Highway, Sonora, when he was driving a pickup truck and a trailer attached.

The police asked the driver for the documents that covered his cargo and carried out an inspection, detecting that 16 packages of methamphetamine were being transported in the truck’s bed, and another 122 packages in the tires, which in total weighed 55 kilograms.