El Mencho Is Dead. The Cartel He Built Is Not.

Описание: El Mencho Dead? The Death of CJNG Leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes Explained | Tapalpa 2026 Operation

February 22, 2026 — Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico.

A Mexican military helicopter descends into the mountains. Within minutes, gunfire erupts. By the end of the operation, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes — known worldwide as El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) — is wounded, detained, and declared dead during transport to Mexico City.

Within hours, Mexico is on fire.

More than 250 roadblocks across 20 states.
Vehicles burning in Guadalajara.
Puerto Vallarta paralyzed.
The U.S. Embassy urging Americans to shelter in place.
At least 25 Mexican National Guard members killed in coordinated retaliation.

This is what the death of one of the most powerful drug lords in the Western Hemisphere looks like.

In this in-depth investigation, we break down:

Who El Mencho really was

How the Mexican Army located him after more than a decade on the run

The role of U.S. intelligence in the Tapalpa operation

Why CJNG responded with nationwide coordinated violence

The cartel’s franchise structure and why eliminating a kingpin doesn’t necessarily dismantle it

The succession battle now unfolding inside CJNG

What this means for fentanyl trafficking into the United States

Whether this operation weakens CJNG — or makes it more dangerous

El Mencho carried a $15 million U.S. bounty and was considered one of the most wanted men in the world. Under his leadership, CJNG became one of the most powerful and violent criminal organizations in modern history, with operations in at least 21 Mexican states and distribution networks across the United States.

But history shows that removing cartel leaders often leads to fragmentation — and fragmentation leads to violence.

Is this the beginning of CJNG’s collapse?
Or the start of a more chaotic and dangerous phase?

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