El Mencho is dead. Mexico is in chaos. So what happens now? On February 22, 2026, the Mexican Army took down Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka "El Mencho" — leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación ...

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 ...

Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho," was arrested and deported from the U.S. multiple times decades before he became Mexico's most-wanted drug cartel leader. Cervantes' ...

Violent clashes erupted in parts of western Mexico on Sunday amid a military operation that led to the death of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader, triggering widespread security concerns ...

Members of the Mexican Navy patrol the streets of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 24, 2026. AFP via Getty Images The death of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes decapitated the ...

Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes was a feared Mexican drug lord and the leader of a ruthless cartel accused of masterminding efforts to push fentanyl into the United States.Once a police officer ...

Widespread violence erupted across Mexico following the army's killing of the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel have unleashed a wave ...

Mexico has arrested an alleged commander of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Audias Flores Silva, a possible successor to El Mencho.

MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican government's killing of one of the world's biggest kingpins, known as "El Mencho," is being heralded as a major blow to drug trafficking. But it did little to dismantle his ...