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The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) confirmed the schedule for the 2026 Servicio Militar Nacional (SMN) lottery, which applies primarily to men born in 2008 turning 18 that year. While social media reports incorrectly suggested a mandatory draft for all citizens aged 18 to 39, officials clarified that the age range only pertains to 'remisos'—individuals who previously failed to register for the mandatory service. The registration window for the 2026 class is set from January 2 to October 15, 2026, with the lottery drawing scheduled for November 2026 to determine who must attend 13 mandatory Saturday training sessions in 2027.
In 2025, Colima state recorded 667 homicides, yielding a rate of 89 to 90.2 per 100,000 residents, which was over four times the national average of 21.4. While the Colima–Villa de Álvarez metropolitan area dropped from the world’s most violent to 13th place with a rate of 83.40 per 100,000, the state remained the only one in Mexico classified as having 'extreme' lethal violence as of early 2026. Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch announced the deployment of 4,452 federal personnel to the state on 13 March 2026 to address the ongoing security crisis. Despite a decrease in the annual homicide count from 906 in 2024 to 667 in 2025, data from Mexico Evalúa indicated that lethal violence rose by 12.8 points in 2026, with homicides increasing by 19 percent between January and April compared to the same period in 2025.
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