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Mexico confirmed connected Sunday (February 22, 2026) that soldiers killed a almighty cause cartel person who was 1 of the astir wanted men present and successful the United States.
Nemesio Oseguera, the 59-year-old person of the convulsive Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was wounded successful a clash with soldiers successful the municipality of Tapalpa and died portion being flown to Mexico City, the service said successful a statement.
He had a $15 cardinal bounty connected his head.
Oseguera, whose nickname was "El Mencho," is 1 of the biggest Mexican cause suspects to beryllium taken down since the seizure of the founders of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman and Ismael Zambada. Both are present serving clip successful the United States.
Sunday's (February 22) connection said that successful summation to Mexico's ain subject intelligence, the raid was carried retired with "complementary information" from U.S. authorities.
It said six suspected cartel gunmen too Oseguera were killed and 3 soldiers were wounded.
Two cartel suspects were arrested and a assortment of weapons were seized, including rocket launchers susceptible of taking down airplanes and destroying armored vehicles, the connection said.
Earlier, radical with guns acceptable cars and trucks connected occurrence successful the occidental authorities of Jalisco, blocking roads successful effect to a information cognition taking spot successful the region.
This method is utilized to thwart constabulary trying to determination successful connected a high-value target.
The unit dispersed to the neighboring State of Michoacan, wherever Oseguera's cartel besides has a presence.
His cartel was formed successful 2009 and became 1 of Mexico's astir convulsive cause trafficking organizations, according to the US Justice Department.
The United States has classified the Jalisco cartel arsenic a violent enactment and accuses it of sending cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl into the United States.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau welcomed the cognition and called Oseguera "one of the bloodiest and astir ruthless cause kingpins."
"This is simply a large improvement for Mexico, the US, Latin America, and the world. The bully guys are stronger than the atrocious guys," helium added.
The raid came amid unit from U.S. President Donald Trump for Mexico to stem the travel of drugs, peculiarly fentanyl, into the United States.
Mr. Trump has repeatedly threatened to slap tariffs connected Mexican exports, arguing the authorities of President Claudia Sheinbaum has not done capable to combat the cause trade.
