Operación Lince Norte

Operación Lince Norte
	Part of Mexican Drug War
Date	July 16, 2011 – August 4, 2011
Location	Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila and San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Status	Mexican Army victory
Belligerents
Mexican Army	Gulf Cartel; Los Zetas Cartel
Commanders and leaders
Felipe Calderón ; Guillermo Galván Galván ; Noé Sandoval Alcázar	Miguel Treviño Morales ; Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano
Strength
4,000 soldiers	unknown
Casualties and losses
1 killed; 21 wounded	30 killed ; 11 wounded

Operación Lince Norte (Operation Lynx North), was a military operation conducted by the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense, from July 16 to August 4, 2011, in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi. The prime objective was to weaken the Los Zetas Cartel and the Gulf cartel.

During the operation, 26 attacks from the criminals were prevented and repelled.^[1]

Seized assets and achievements