El Mencho's Downfall: The Intelligence Operation Tracing a Lover That Ended His Reign
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El Mencho Killed: Lover's Trail Leads to Drug Lord's Demise in Jalisco Operation
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News18•24-02-2026, 05:59
El Mencho Killed: Lover's Trail Leads to Drug Lord's Demise in Jalisco Operation
•Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho," head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was killed in a Mexican military operation in Jalisco state.
•The 59-year-old drug lord was seriously injured in Tapalpa during a clash with security forces and died while being airlifted to Mexico City.
•Mexican Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla revealed that surveillance of a romantic partner helped authorities track down El Mencho.
•The operation, supported by US intelligence, involved monitoring an associate who escorted the partner to Tapalpa, confirming Mencho's location.
•Following his death, CJNG members launched retaliatory violence, burning vehicles, blocking highways, and causing widespread unrest across several Mexican states.
