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Academy SITREP – Mexican Forces Kill Powerful Cartel Leader

February 22, 2026
What has Happened: Violent clashes erupted in parts of western Mexico today amid a Mexican military operation that led to the death of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) leader. The killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes was seen as an escalation in the Mexican government’s war against cartels amid pressure from President Trump to curb drug trafficking. The CJNG is viewed by U.S. and Mexican authorities as the country’s most powerful organized-crime group and the top cocaine smuggler to the U.S. A U.S. defense official said that an interagency task force “played a role” in the operation and ... Academy SITREP – Mexican Forces Kill Powerful Cartel Leader

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