Mexican army kills leader of Jalisco Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho", 22 February 2026

[ASipowicz]

We have 3 friends (siblings) who flew down yesterday to visit their elderly parents and celebrate their Dad's birthday. My sister heard from them an hour ago and they are on lockdown, helicopters in the air around them. I can't imagine how this will end ...

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/2025674393431466184

"The US State Department
has issued a security alert for all Americans stranded in Mexico
after chaos erupted when the army killed the leader of a powerful cartel.

The intense commotion and code red warning was triggered in the early hours of Sunday,
when the Mexican Army went into the rustic town of Tapalpa,
which is about 170 miles southeast of Puerto Vallarta, in the state of Jalisco.

They killed Nemesio 'El Mencho' Oseguera Cervantes,
according to high-ranking officials who spoke with local publications."

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Columns of smoke are rising over Puerto Vallarta, a popular tourist spot, after Mexican authorities conducted an operation to kill a prominent cartel leader on Sunday morning.

www.dailymail.co.uk

From the last article-

Roadblocks were later reported in at least six states, including Jalisco, Michoacán, Colima, Tamaulipas, Guanajuato and Aguascalientes.

 

[diggndeeperstill]

I don’t speak spanish- so I can’t understand this. I hope it qualifies as msm.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2025642890215436651

Showing translated verbiage.
#IMPORTANT | The wave of #violence doesn’t stop! Attack against journalists from @AztecaNoticias, including Otoniel Martínez (@_otomartinez). The car they were traveling in was shot at in Guadalajara, Jalisco.

 

[Seni]

Highly unlikely. You'll have the CJNG response against the government, and down the road there will likely be massive infighting. This is a Mexican thing.

Agree. In Colombia we have infiltrations from associates of the Mexican cartels, mainly setting up deals to buy cocaine which is processed in laboratories here, although the raw material comes from other South American countries.

We are more affected by the Venezuelan cartel Tren de Aragua which has active "cells" operating here.

 

[dotr]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/puerto-vallarta-violence-9.7101866

'The Latest​

• Global Affairs Canada issued a travel advisory saying there is a "shelter in place order" in Puerto Vallarta following a sudden escalation of violence
• Planes heading to the city from Canada have been turning around mid-flight, an online flight tracker shows.
• The violence was triggered by a federal operation that unfolded earlier in the day, according to a government official.
• Mexico's secretariat of national defence said that the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was killed during a clash with military special forces.
• Canadians in the area are being advised to keep a low profile, monitor media reports and follow the orders of local authorities.
• The federal government is 'closely monitoring' the situation, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said in a statement.'