Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is struggling to reduce violent crime. Security issues are a major problem for companies looking to ship goods through central Mexico. During 2022, Ford, Danone, and drone-maker DJI have all reported cargo hijacking incidents in Mexico. Between 2015 and the mid-way point of 2022, Mexico recorded 61,806 violent truck cargo robberies. The official statistics likely significantly undercount the true incidence of violent truck cargo

At the start of 2023, the state of Baja California Sur has a less problematic political risk profile than many other areas of Mexico. The risk of organized crime-related violence (public shootouts, kidnapping of executives) in Baja California Sur is quite low. Poverty and marginalization are less extreme in Baja California Sur than in other parts of Mexico. The risk of serious social unrest in a Baja California Sur is relatively low. Expropriation risk is very low in a Baja C