Authorities said Mexican forces killed Ruben "El Mencho" Oseguera, the notorious Jalisco cartel leader who became Mexico's most wanted drug kingpin.

Officials identified “El Tuli” as a top CJNG logistics and financial operator who acted as a right-hand man to "El Mencho."

Rep. Dan Crenshaw calls reported death of "El Mencho," head of Mexico's CJNG cartel, a major win against deadly fentanyl trafficking to U.S. streets.

El Mencho is dead. Mexico is in chaos. So what happens now? On February 22, 2026, the Mexican Army took down Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka "El Mencho" — leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and the most dangerous cartel boss in the world according to the FBI.

Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho," had a $15 million U.S. bounty on his head.

El Mencho forged his power by combining accelerated national expansion, large-scale diversification of criminal businesses (drugs, human traffic, extorsion, etc.) and brazen acts of violence toward the authorities.

The killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” marks a crucial moment in Mexico’s ongoing battle with organized crime.

Documents reveal the fall of “El Mencho" was the culmination of an aggressive “total elimination" strategy pursued by the U.S. against the Jalisco New Generation cartel.

Mexican officials said intelligence linked to a girlfriend helped track down cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes before he was killed in a February 22 military raid. Viral social media claims that influencer María Julissa betrayed him remain unverified,