Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)

Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)

People walk past a store and a car that were set on fire by members of organized crime, in the aftermath of a Mexican military operation in which Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) leader Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho," was killed, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, February 26, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

After El Mencho's killing, his cartel's power endures deep inside the US

Mexican special forces killed the elusive drug lord Nemesio Oseguera in a US-backed raid on 22 Feb. It was the biggest takedown of a cartel kingpin in at least a decade

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum holds a press conference a day before the imposition of tariffs by US President Donald Trump, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico March 3, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Luis Cortes

Unprecedented military raid is risky gamble for Mexico's Sheinbaum

Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as El Mencho, appears in undated photographs in a wanted poster on the US Department of State website with a $15 million reward offered for information leading to his arrest. Mexico's defense ministry said a shootout in the western state of Jalisco left Oseguera seriously injured and he died during an air transfer to Mexico City. Photo: State Department/Handout via REUTERS.

Who was El Mencho, the former officer who rose to lead a dominant cartel in Mexico?

Workers stand next to the wreckage of a trailer used to block a highway after a series of blockades and attacks by organized crime following a military operation in which cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera, "El Mencho," was killed, in Ecuandureo, Mexico, February 23, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Ivan Arias

Romantic tryst led to Mexican cartel leader's capture, death

Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as El Mencho, appears in undated photographs in a wanted poster on the US Department of State website with a $15 million reward offered for information leading to his arrest. Mexico's defense ministry said a shootout in the western state of Jalisco left Oseguera seriously injured and he died during an air transfer to Mexico City. Photo: State Department/Handout via REUTERS.

Cop turned crime boss, Nemesio 'El Mencho' Oseguera leaves bloody legacy

Firefighters work to extinguish flames from a vehicle used by organized crime members as roadblock following a series of detentions by federal forces, in Guadalajara, Mexico, February 22, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Michelle Freyria

Mexican military kills cartel boss 'El Mencho' in US-backed raid