And today the media asked the BDF Commander, Brigadier General Anthony Velasquez whether they have activated in the north after the killing of a cartel boss. He explained that with the new intake, they are prepared to send more soldiers to the border if they need to.
Brig. Gen. Anthony Velasquez, Commander - BDF
"It's a bit multilayered so we have intelligence driven operation. So we are monitoring the situation from an intelligent point of view. We have communication with our Mexican counterparts so anything that's happening over the border, We know instantly. we also have an increase in troops numbers in the northern border in operation northern fortress. Just recently we received vehicles and we received ATVs to bolster our presence and our patrols in the north. And also there was a building donated at the Corozal Freezone that we will be occupying in the next few days. So we are monitoring the situation, we have enough troops to deal with anything that comes up. And if anything big happens, we can reinforce the north with more soldiers. We just had an intake pass out Possibly we're having a new intake coming in this month so our numbers are increasing and if anything happens, we can bolster that northern area."
