Mexico deploys 10,000 troops to end violence over drug lord El Mencho’s death
The Hindu
Mexico deploys 10,000 troops to combat violence following drug lord El Mencho's death, triggering chaos across 20 states.
Mexico has deployed 10,000 troops to quell clashes sparked by the killing of the country’s most-wanted drug lord that claimed dozens of lives, officials said Monday (February 23, 2026).
Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was wounded Sunday in a shootout with soldiers in the town of Tapalpa, in Jalisco State, and died while being flown to Mexico City, the army said.
News of his death triggered spasms of violence, with cartel members blocking roads in 20 States and torching vehicles and businesses.
During the raid on Oseguera and subsequent clashes, at least 27 members of security forces, 46 suspected criminals and one civilian were killed, authorities reported.
A prison break in Jalisco saw at least 23 people escape when their jail was attacked in a hail of gunfire by “criminal groups,” according to the state security secretary.
Oseguera had a $15 million U.S. bounty on his head.
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