 He further stated that the capture of one drug smuggler cannot be more valuable than the lives of innocent civilians, and that even though they underestimated the cartel's manpower and ability to respond the criminal process against Ovidio is still ongoing, The federal forces have since deployed 8,000 troops and police reinforcements to restore peace in Culiacan.This strategy of avoiding armed confrontations while drug organizations still have violent altercations has risen controversy.One of the strongest critics of the new strategy and a firm proponent of continuing the armed struggle is former President Felipe Calderón, who originally started the military operations against traffickers a decade ago (in 2006), and whose failed armed strategy to stop cartel violence was also criticised by local and foreign experts, as well as by multiple media outlets.