REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) — After a recent surge of bloodshed, Mexico’s top security official said Tuesday that military commanders will lead a new security push in the northern border state of Tamaulipas.

Interior Secretary Miguel Angel Osorio Chong gave no numbers for troop or federal police reinforcements in what sounded like a doubling down on the current approach rather than any new plan. He said the government will continue working to dismantle cartels, block smuggling routes for people, weapons and drugs, and vet local police for corruption.