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‘El Mencho,’ the leader of one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels, dead after military operation

Mexico City:

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The leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, was killed on Sunday following an operation led by Mexico’s military, the government announced. Oseguera, a former police officer, led the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG, as it became one of the “most powerful and ruthless criminal organizations” inside Mexico, according to the US Drug Enforcement Agency.

Security forces from several federal branches of Mexico’s military carried out the operation in the town of Tapalpa in the western state of Jalisco. CJNG members traded fire with the government forces, resulting in four gang members being killed at the scene, Mexico’s Secretariat of National Defense said.

Osegeura and two others were seriously injured and died as they were being transported via aircraft to Mexico City, according to the secretariat. Three Mexican military personnel were also injured in the operation and transferred to a hospital in Mexico City for treatment. The military operation triggered a series of violent events across the state of Jalisco...

The Michoacán Public Security Secretariat reported that “operational actions are ongoing at various points throughout the state to restore traffic flow in response to road blockades,” resulting from “efforts to capture criminal targets.

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Updated Feb 22, 2026, 2:47 PM ET - 23 min ago

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