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Mexican Cartel Kingpin ‘El Mencho’ Killed; Retaliatory Violence Flares Across Baja California
El Mencho's death in a military raid led to retaliatory attacks across seven states, with 25 arrests and restored order, officials said.
- On February 22, Mexican Special Forces struck in Tapalpa, killing Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, ending his leadership of the CJNG.
- Amid a leadership vacuum, the CJNG launched narco-blockades and arson attacks in at least seven states, including Molotov cocktails in Mexicali, reported by witnesses.
- U.S. air support aided the operation, which killed four other cartel members and wounded three soldiers, while investigators in Mexicali reported Molotov attacks on Granjas Santa Cecilia, Las Hadas neighborhood, and Flores Magón area.
- Authorities announced that intelligence and video led to arrests, Governor Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda said, while the U.S. Embassy in Mexico issued a shelter-in-place alert and IMOS temporarily pulled transit and cargo units on Sunday.
- With ports and drug zones at stake, CJNG commanders may vie for control as it remains unclear if the recent alliance with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel will hold.
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Mexico lives a wave of violence after El Mencho, leader of the powerful CJNG cartel, has died in a military operation. Criminal structure was drug trafficking and was in more than 40 countries. Success is unknown.
Former President Felipe Calderón declared in 2006 the total war on drug trafficking in Mexico, during his six-year term more than 70,000 people died and it didn’t work. Andrés Manuel López Obrador promoted the policy of “Abrazos, no shootings” since 2018, seeking to combat the social causes behind the criminal activity, and it didn’t work either. Since Claudia Sheinbaum arrived at the country’s presidency in October 2024, social policies have no…
5 CJNG Hotspots to Watch After El Mencho's Killing in Mexico
5 CJNG Hotspots to Watch After El Mencho’s Killing in Mexico The Jalisco Cartel New Generation, one of Mexico’s most powerful criminal organizations, was dealt a heavy blow on February 22 when Mexican forces killed its top leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho.” El Mencho had been on the run for years, wanted in both the United States and Mexico. His death leaves the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación …
MEXICO: The Hidden Transnational War Behind El Mencho’s Death
from 21st Century Wire: A resort city under martial law. Thousands of tourists are trapped in hotel lobbies. The international airport shuttered as smoke rose from burning barricades. This is Puerto Vallarta in February 2026, not after a natural disaster, but after the Mexican state eliminated Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the most wanted capo […]
The death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho”, leader of the CJNG, reconfigures the criminal map in Mexico. Experts warn that the coup could lead to fragmentation, more violence and political pressure. The death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, last Sunday, marks one of the most significant blows against organized crime in [...]
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