EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The Mexican border state of Sonora has deployed an elite new unit to counter organized criminal activities in cities across the border from Arizona.

The División de Operaciones Fronterizas (Border Operations Division) will operate from bases in Agua Prieta and Sonoyta, which are south of the U.S. border at Douglas and Lukeville, Arizona, respectively. The unit also will operate in Nogales and San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora Gov. Alfonso Durazo said.

"The collaboration between the governments of Mexico, the United States and the state of Sonora continues to bear results that strengthen our bilateral relations," Durazo said this week in announcing the new unit. "The formation of this new border unit is a firm step toward a border that is more modern and secur

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