US EditionMexico fears more violence after army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel
El Mencho led the CJNG, Mexico’s largest cartel; his death triggered widespread violence including 25 National Guard deaths, officials said.
- Mexican military special forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, in Tapalpa, Jalisco on February 22, 2026, triggering immediate widespread violence across Mexico.
- Under President Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexican special forces planned and executed the raid targeting him as a top trafficker sought by the U.S., which offered a $15 million reward and provided intelligence support.
- Authorities reported more than 250 road blockades across 20 Mexican states, with at least 74 dead including 25 National Guard officers amid attacks on banks, petrol stations and shops.
- Travel warnings and shelter-in-place advisories were issued after Mexico deployed 2,500 troops, airlines including Air Canada, United, and American canceled flights, and Liga MX postponed matches.
- The chaos raised concerns about Mexico's suitability as a co-host of the FIFA World Cup, with Guadalajara hardest hit, as analysts at International Crisis Group describe it as a turning point in President Sheinbaum's security strategy.
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The wave of violence that has been unleashed all over Mexico is reviving old traumas. ...
"We are all people of Mr. Mencho', claim the fighters of the Cartel de Jalisco "Nueva generación, arranged in a row, in a video spread a few minutes after the elimination of their leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, killed by the Mexican army in collaboration with the US. Cjng fighters have the face covered. They wear military estates, with bulletproof vests. They embrace high-caliber rifles, those seen in war theaters. They are a real army, rea…
At least 74 people were killed in the arrest of Mexican drug boss Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes alias "El Mencho" and subsequent battles between security forces and suspects.
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Soldiers keep up clash with cartel gunmen a day after Mexico's military killed top drug lord
A day after the Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful drug lord, the picturesque town where it happened was a study in contrasts. Tourist shops in Tapalpa were open Monday, and workers were on the job. But gunshots also…
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