Mexican Army Kills Top Cartel Boss El Mencho
February 23, 2026·22 days ago·via The New York Times
Mexican forces finally take down Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, aka El Mencho, the brutal leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in a Sunday raid in Tapalpa, Jalisco. The 59-year-old kingpin, with a $15 million U.S. bounty for his drug trafficking crimes, died en route to Mexico City after suffering fatal wounds, alongside six other cartel thugs killed and three soldiers injured. Read more about this...