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 (CJNG).

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.

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

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

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,

Mexican drug lord El Mencho sowed death and destruction south of the border — but the evil drug kingpin also left his mark on Los Angeles. Federal Drug Enforcement Agency officials pointed the finger at the leader of Mexico’s New Generation Cartel,

Nemesio Oseguera was in hiding in the mountains of Jalisco with a dozen bodyguards. It was a visit from one of his “sentimental partners” that allowed authorities to locate and kill him in an operatio