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2026 Jalisco operation

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2026 Jalisco operation
Part of the Mexican drug war
Top: A burnt-out car in Jalisco after retaliatory arson attacks by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
Bottom: Police presence after Oseguera's killing · Bus destroyed after attacks in Zapopan

Map of Jalisco within Mexico
Date22 February 2026
Location
Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico
Result Mexican government victory
Belligerents
 Jalisco New Generation Cartel
Commanders and leaders
Units involved
 Jalisco New Generation Cartel
Casualties and losses
  • 25 National Guard members killed[1]
    1 Jalisco state prosecutor agent killed
    1 jail guard killed
  • 3 soldiers injured[2]
 ~32 killed, several arrested[1][3][4]
1 civilian killed[1]

On 22 February 2026, the Mexican Army conducted an operation which killed Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), and six others in Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico.[5][6] The operation sparked clashes in the area, resulting in shootouts, explosions and multiple vehicles and stores being set on fire throughout the state and much of the rest of the country.[7][8] The clashes have resulted in dozens of casualties for both the National Guard and cartel members, as well as at least one civilian death.[1]

Background

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The Mexican drug war is an ongoing asymmetric[9][10] armed conflict between the Mexican government and various drug trafficking syndicates. When the Mexican military intervened in 2006, the government's main objective was to reduce drug-related violence. The government has asserted that its primary focus is on dismantling the cartels and preventing drug trafficking. The conflict has been described as the Mexican theater of the global war on drugs, as led by the United States federal government.[11] Analysts estimate wholesale earnings from illicit drug sales range from US$13.6 to US$49.4 billion annually.[12][13][14]

Rise of the CJNG within Mexico

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This section is an excerpt from Jalisco New Generation Cartel.[edit]

CJNG started in 2009 as one of the splits of the Milenio Cartel, the other being La Resistencia. CJNG defeated La Resistencia and took control of Milenio's smuggling networks. CJNG expanded its operation network from coast to coast in six months, making it one of the criminal groups with the greatest operating capacity by 2012.[15][16] Following the emergence of the cartel, homicides, kidnappings and discoveries of mass graves spiked in Jalisco.[17] By 2018, the CJNG was believed to have over 100 methamphetamine labs throughout Mexico. Based on average street value, its trade could net upwards of $8 billion for cocaine and $4.6 billion for crystal meth each year.[18][19][20][21][22][23] The CJNG are fighting the Nueva Plaza Cartel for control of Guadalajara; La Unión Tepito for Mexico City; Los Viagras and La Familia Michoacana for the states of Michoacán and Guerrero; Los Zetas in the states of Veracruz and Puebla; Cártel del Noreste in Zacatecas; the Sinaloa Cartel in Baja California, Sonora,[24] Ciudad Juárez, Zacatecas and Chiapas; as well as the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel in Guanajuato.[25] They have an alliance with the Cártel del Golfo in Zacatecas and La Línea in Juárez.[26]

CJNG is considered by the Mexican government to be one of the most dangerous criminal organizations in Mexico[27] and the most powerful drug cartel in Mexico.[28] It is also considered the cartel with the most paramilitary firepower.[29] CJNG is heavily militarized and more violent than other criminal organizations. It has a special operations group for specific types of warfare.[30] Its hitman training program is strict and professional.[31][32] The cartel is best known for its fights against the Zetas and Templarios, it has fought La Resistencia for control of Aguililla, Michoacán, and its surrounding territories.[33][34][35]

Previous efforts to capture Oseguera

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In August 2012, Mexican federal forces carried out operations in the municipalities of Zapopan and Tonaya aimed at capturing Oseguera. Between 25 and 27 August, local and national media outlets reported that Oseguera had been detained, prompting a wave of road blockades and vehicle burnings across the Guadalajara metropolitan area and parts of Jalisco and Colima.[36][37] Federal authorities later denied that a formal arrest had taken place.[37]

On 1 May 2015, Mexican federal authorities launched a large-scale security operation in and around Villa Purificación as part of a broader offensive against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).[38] Officials stated that the operation aimed to dismantle CJNG infrastructure and apprehend senior leaders, including Oseguera.[38] During the operation, a military helicopter providing aerial support was struck by rocket-propelled grenade fire from suspected CJNG gunmen after locating an armed convoy, killing nine soldiers.[39][40] CJNG also launched coordinated retaliatory attacks across Jalisco and neighboring states, including road blockades, vehicle burnings, and armed confrontations with security forces in order to prevent Oseguera's capture.[38]

Execution of the operation

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Intelligence and planning

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The operation was led by the Mexican Army with support from the National Guard, the Mexican Air Force, and intelligence personnel from the Attorney General's Office.[41][42] Mexican security forces coordinated with the United States' Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel (JITC-CC), which provided intelligence support in the planning of the mission.[41][43] The JITC-CC mapped cartel presence and provided intelligence on CJNG movements, which the task force's director, Brigadier General Maurizio Calabrese, said were unlike those of the Islamic State or al-Qaeda.[43]

In the days immediately preceding the operation, military intelligence tracked the movements of a trusted associate connected to a romantic partner of Oseguera. On 20 February 2026, data from this surveillance indicated that the associate had transported the partner to a residence within the Tapalpa Country Club, an upscale gated residential development in the municipality of Tapalpa, Jalisco, where Oseguera was believed to be staying.[44][45] Security forces confirmed that the partner met with Oseguera at the property before departing on 21 February. Continued monitoring suggested that Oseguera remained at the residence with members of his security detail.[44][46]

The security forces began planning the operation on 21 February, which involved ground forces, aviation support, and special operations units, aimed at apprehending and extracting Oseguera.[46]

Raid on Oseguera's Tapalpa compound

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On 22 February 2026, after confirming Oseguera's presence, security forces initiated the raid on the gated community in Tapalpa.[46][47] As federal troops advanced toward the property, CJNG gunmen opened fire, triggering an intense exchange of gunfire in the surrounding mountainous terrain. Cartel members used high-caliber firearms and other heavy weaponry in an attempt to repel the assault. During the initial confrontation, several cartel members were killed and others wounded as security forces moved to secure the compound.[47]

Amid the firefight, Oseguera attempted to escape into the surrounding terrain with members of his security detail.[48] A team of Special Forces personnel split off and pursued him beyond the main structure, leading to a second armed confrontation in the nearby wooded area.[49] During this exchange, cartel gunmen continued firing at advancing troops, and a military helicopter providing aerial support was struck by gunfire, forcing it to make an emergency landing in nearby Sayula.[50] Security forces ultimately located Oseguera hidden in the surrounding forest's undergrowth and engaged his accompanying security detail, during which he was critically wounded.[47][48] Following the firefight, security forces secured the site and seized armoured vehicles, seven long firearms, two rocket launchers, and other tactical equipment.[51]

Death of Oseguera

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Security forces called for the arrival of a helicopter to transfer the gravely injured Oseguera, along with two injured cartel bodyguards and a wounded soldier, to Guadalajara for emergency medical treatment.[49] However, Oseguera and the two cartel members died during the flight. Due to security concerns over the risk of further violent actions by CJNG members in the capital of Jalisco, officials decided to divert the aircraft to Morelia International Airport instead of continuing to Guadalajara. There, an Air Force aircraft was prepared to transport the bodies to Mexico City.[47] According to Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, a total of eight CJNG members were killed in the military operation to capture Oseguera.[52]

Aftermath

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Retaliatory violence

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Map highlighting states where at least one retaliatory attack by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was reported
An alleged cartel gunman lighting a fire at a gas station

In the immediate aftermath of the operation, numerous road blockades were established by members of the CJNG using hijacked cargo trucks, buses, and private vehicles set on fire to obstruct traffic.[53][54] Security forces identified approximately 250 roadblocks nationwide.[1] Incidents were reported in Jalisco and 19 other states, including Michoacán, Guanajuato, Colima, Tamaulipas, Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, and Sinaloa.[53][55][56] In Jalisco, security forces confirmed at least 20 active blockade points on 22 February in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.[57]

The Vancouver Sun reported that vehicles, businesses, and gas stations were set on fire in Puerto Vallarta.[58] Following the operation, Jalisco governor Pablo Lemus Navarro issued a Code Red alert for the state.[59] More than 70 attacks were reported in 23 municipalities in Guanajuato. Among them were 60 arson attacks.[60] Fifty Banco del Bienestar branches and more than 200 Oxxo stores were damaged.[61][62]

The CJNG launched an online propaganda campaign to exaggerate the scale of retaliatory attacks. Widely-viewed misinformation included, per Reuters, false reports that the Guadalajara International Airport was "taken over by assassins" and that "[s]moke was billowing from a church and multiple buildings in the city of Puerto Vallarta". Experts interviewed by Reuters said "[CJNG] are trying to show that the Mexican government doesn't have control over the country", and that "Sunday was a good day for Mexican security forces ... But organized crime has been successful in shifting the narrative, away from the (military raid) to chaos."[63]

Transportation disruptions

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Bus and urban rail services in the Guadalajara metropolitan area were temporarily suspended following the outbreak of coordinated violence. State authorities halted the public transport network, including city bus routes, the Mi Macro Periférico and the Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano lines, citing security risks after vehicles were set ablaze and major roads were blocked.[64] Long-distance services departing from the Central de Autobuses del Norte in Mexico City cancelled departures to western states, including Jalisco, Guanajuato, Michoacán, and Aguascalientes, due to highway closures.[65]

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP), operator of Puerto Vallarta International Airport, reported that all international operations and the majority of domestic flights were cancelled following the outbreak of violence, with airlines citing security concerns and uncertainty regarding access routes to the airport. Airlines cancelling flights included Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Air Canada, WestJet, Porter Airlines, and Volaris.[58][66][67][68] Airport authorities said that no violent incidents occurred inside the terminal itself and that the facilities remained under the protection of federal security forces.[69] GAP also reported that Guadalajara International Airport was operating normally without flight cancellations or security incidents, and passengers were advised to monitor transportation conditions and stay in close contact with their airlines, as highway blockades and violence affected access routes to the airports.[69]

Effect on foreign nationals

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The Embassy of the United States, Mexico City, sent out a security alert telling United States citizens in multiple states to shelter in place.[70] The foreign ministries of Australia,[71] New Zealand,[72] France,[73] the United Kingdom,[74] Canada,[75] and Indonesia[76] issued similar alerts.

The U.S. State Department set up a 24/7 crisis hotline on 22 February to support US citizens impacted by the unrest in Mexico. The hotline fielded hundreds of calls after several US carriers suspended flights to Puerto Vallarta.[52]

More than 1,000 visitors were stranded overnight at the Guadalajara Zoo.[1]

Arrests and deaths

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Twenty-five members of the National Guard were killed in six separate attacks in Jalisco following the operation,[1] among them Captain Leonel Cardoso Gómez, who was assassinated by a car bomb.[77] Around 30 cartel members were killed in Jalisco and four in Michoacán.[1] Twenty-five people were arrested during the clashes; 11 were detained for participating in violent acts and 14 for looting.

Hugo César Macías Ureña, alias "El Tuli", considered to have been Oseguera’s right-hand man in Jalisco, was identified by security forces as responsible for coordinating the cartel’s retaliatory violence.[78][79] He reportedly offered up to MX$20,000 for each soldier killed.[80] Security forces, including an aeromobile unit of the Brigada de Fusileros Paracaidistas, attempted to apprehend him at El Grullo, Jalisco.[81][82] He attempted to flee in a vehicle and opened fire on military personnel; security forces returned fire, and Macías Ureña was fatally shot.[78]

At least three other people were killed in the clashes, including an agent of the Jalisco state prosecutor's office, a jail guard, and a civilian woman who has not been publicly identified.[1]

Handling of the body

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Oseguera's body arrived at Mexico City International Airport (AICM) on 22 February before being taken under heavy security to the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO).[83] The next day, the Attorney General's Office (FGR) confirmed that the body was identified genetically after forensic analysis.[84][85] Authorities stated that the body would remain in federal custody pending completion of legal formalities and verification of any request by relatives to claim the remains.[85]

On 25 February, the FGR confirmed that the remains had been formally claimed by a legal representative of Oseguera’s family, and that procedures were underway to release the body in accordance with federal law.[86]

CJNG leadership vacuum

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Due to his son Rubén Oseguera González ("El Menchito") being imprisoned in the United States, Oseguera did not have a direct successor upon his death. David Mora, a member of the International Crisis Group, said this would cause a power vacuum and could cause "violent realignments within the organization".[87][52]

See also

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Notes

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