Mexico’s most-wanted drug leader killed in military operation as violent clashes erupt across country
- Posted on February 22, 2026
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Mexico’s most-wanted drug leader killed in military operation as violent clashes erupt across country
Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the powerful and long-pursued head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and one of the world’s most wanted traffickers, died following a Mexican military operation Sunday, handing the country a consequential victory as it looks to show tangible results to the Trump administration.