Authorities Seize 59 Homemade Explosives on Bus Bound for CNTE Solidarity March

ByFernanda Monroy

This article by Fernanda Monroy originally appeared in the June 8, 2026 edition of Contralínea, a Mexican investigative journalism magazine.

Federal and Mexico City authorities seized 59 homemade explosive devices on a bus that was transporting students and teachers to a demonstration in support of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE), the Secretariat of Interior (Segob) reported.

The Secretariat explained that the inspection was carried out on the Mexico-Cuernavaca highway after receiving a citizen tip alerting authorities to the possible presence of explosives on one of the units.

According to the Secretariat of Interior, the inspection took place peacefully and with the passengers’ consent, in coordination with the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) and authorities of the Mexico City government.

Following the inspection, authorities located a box containing the 59 explosive devices, at which point the corresponding security protocols were activated to secure the material.

The Secretariat of Interior Undersecretary of Human Rights, Arturo Medina, reported that the buses would be released gradually as the inspections and necessary procedures concluded.

He noted that the Mexican government maintains its support for the right to free demonstration, but warned that the use of explosives during protests puts both participants and the general population at risk.

“We are in favor of peaceful demonstration, but the population should not be put at risk by the use of explosive devices in protests.”

For its part, the Mexico City Secretariat of Citizen Security specified through social media that the items seized corresponded to homemade explosive devices, which were placed under the custody of specialized personnel from the Zorros (Foxes) unit.

The capital agency indicated that the operation is part of a coordinated deployment between agencies of the Mexican government and Mexico City authorities, with the accompaniment of organizations that guarantee human rights.

The Secretariat of Interior called for avoiding any act of violence in the demonstrations and reiterated that demonstrations must proceed peacefully, without putting third parties at risk.