Mexico violence sees dozens of military troops, criminals dead after cartel leader 'El Mencho' killed

Cartel unit that erupted crossed Mexico near 25 Mexican National Guard troops and much than 2 twelve transgression suspects among the dormant pursuing the sidesplitting of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, officials said Monday.

Mexico Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said the troops successful Jalisco were killed successful six abstracted attacks following the sidesplitting of Oseguera Cervantes during a shootout wrong his location arsenic the Mexican subject attempted to seizure him. He besides said immoderate 30 transgression suspects were killed successful Jalisco and 4 others were killed successful Michoacan.

García Harfuch added that a situation guard, an cause from the authorities prosecutor’s bureau and a pistillate whom helium did not place were besides killed.

The U.S. provided quality support for the Mexican cognition that resulted successful the decease of the cartel leader, who was known arsenic "El Mencho."

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Mexican Security and Citizen Protection Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch speaks arsenic President Claudia Sheinbaum looks connected during her daily, greeting quality league astatine the National Palace successful Mexico City, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, the time aft the Mexican service killed Jalisco New Generation Cartel person Nemesio Oseguera, known arsenic "El Mencho." (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Mexican Defense Minister Ricardo Trevilla said Monday that quality starring to the subject cognition came from a romanticist spouse of the transgression boss, Reuters reported.

A worker stands defender by a charred conveyance aft it was acceptable connected occurrence successful Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, aft the decease of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known arsenic "El Mencho." (AP Photo/Armando Solis)

The cartel reacted to its leader's decease with unit crossed Mexico, placing roadblocks and mounting vehicles connected occurrence passim Sunday. 

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President Claudia Sheinbaum urged calm Monday, and authorities said each of the much than 250 cartel roadblocks crossed 20 states had been cleared.

The U.S. State Department said that its unit successful cities crossed Mexico would structure successful spot Monday, urging U.S. citizens successful galore parts of Mexico to bash the same.

Oseguera Cervantes was the person of 1 of the largest narco-terrorist cartels successful the country.

"El Mencho" was killed during a shootout arsenic the Mexican subject attempted to seizure him successful an cognition successful Jalisco connected Sunday, Feb. 22., 2026. (Drug Enforcement Administration)

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The transgression web was notorious for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine to the United States, and staging brazen attacks against authorities officials who challenged it.

Fox News’ Anders Hagstrom and The Associated Press contributed to this report.