Security forces respond as cartel attacks erupt across the country following the death of cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera (known as “El Mencho”) during a military operation.

Police officers secure the area where vehicles were set on fire by organized crime members to block a road following a military operation in which a government source said Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera (known as “El Mencho”) was killed, in Zapopan, Mexico, February 22, 2026.

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