The Minister of National Defense, Luis Crescencio Sandoval, announced that 3,200 National Guard soldiers will be stationed at various locations in Quintana Roo to protect the Mayan Train.
The Chief Inspector of the National Guard in Quintana Roo, Uriel Chavelas Cruz, pointed out that a thousand soldiers who joined the Security Battalion for the Mayan Train have already been deployed and will be placed at strategic points where the Mayan train works are currently being carried out.
Chavelas explained that personnel are being trained in Mexico City to monitor the Mayan Train in the sections corresponding to Quintana Roo, and more federal soldiers are expected to join the train security project soon.
“The personnel assigned to protect the Mayan Train are currently being trained in Mexico City and one of the units is already here in Quintana Roo. There is already a railway safety battalion with about a thousand soldiers along the route, where significant progress is already being made.said the chief of the National Guard at the press conference of the Security Cabinet in C5.
He added that these thousand National Guard soldiers who arrived to support the Mayan Train are currently gathered at the Isla Mujeres military base. The military unit is part of the Railway Security Battalion, which already has a strategic deployment on the train route.
According to Sedena There are a total of 2,454 National Guard soldiers performing security duties in Quintana Roo. They are distributed among the military installations of Chetumal, Cancun, Isla Mujeres and Cozumel.
The official responsible for the country’s security explained that the National Guard personnel will provide security for the entire Mayan Train. Three new Mexican air bases will also be established, with five aircraft to be used exclusively for the project, as well as drones to monitor the roads.
“These aircraft will be located along the entire train route. They will also have drones operated by the Mexican Air Force,said Luis Crescencio Sandoval during his recent visit to Quintana Roo.
These 3,200 additional soldiers for the security of the Mayan Train will be deployed in several phases, in hotels, in museums along the train route and will also travel on the train to create security conditions during the trips in Quintana Roo and the southeastern entities.
They will also participate in the security work at the “Felipe Carrillo Puerto” International Airport in Tulum, which will be completed in December, and support the security forces at the Chetumal International Airport, the Sedena chief said.
