Mexican Drug War Date December 11, 2006 (when Operation Michoacan commenced) [1] – present (5 years, 211 days) Location Mexican states of Baja California , Durango , Sinaloa , Guerrero , Chihuahua , Michoacán , Tamaulipas , Nuevo León , Veracruz , Coahuila , Jalisco , San Luis Potosí , Nayarit