This article will be continually updated as we learn more.
The Mexican military has killed Cartel Leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.
It has been confirmed that the US also assisted with the operation.
🚨 BREAKING: The Mexican military has killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka “El Mencho,” leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG)
He was widely considered the most powerful cartel kingpin in the world
The CJNG is notorious for its extreme violence pic.twitter.com/CBpzGPcUH7
— Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) February 22, 2026
The Mexican military killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka “El Mencho,” the leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) in Mexico
The hyperviolent cartel was heavily militarized and outgunned police and the Mexican military
The video below shows just a portion of the… pic.twitter.com/oThnHcBdiZ
— Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) February 22, 2026
Vehicles burn after being set fire by members of the CJNG Cartel in the streets of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. pic.twitter.com/cYKbcOjQpZ
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 22, 2026
Smoke billowed over Puerto Vallarta after coordinated roadblocks and attacks blamed on the CJNG (Jalisco New Generation Cartel), following reports that its leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes had been eliminated. https://t.co/Qlxy59RSn8 pic.twitter.com/neSpf7QUof
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) February 22, 2026
Chaos erupts at Guadalajara International Airport in Jalisco, Mexico, as the CJNG Cartel launches attacks outside and potentially inside the airport, as retaliation for today’s successful elimination of CJNG leader El Mencho. pic.twitter.com/fspjMASWV1
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 22, 2026
According to several sources, including @LuisKuryaki with Pie de Nota, this morning’s operation in Jalisco which resulted in the elimination of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), known more commonly as El Mencho, was a joint… pic.twitter.com/rCHT6vaERc
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 22, 2026
Mexico has always know where El Mencho, the leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), was staying but they resisted going after him because Mexican officials are corrupt and he was heavily guarded
Pressure from Trump is why Mexico finally acted pic.twitter.com/KjGqC3AAVX
— Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) February 22, 2026
Breaking: Major Cartel war with extreme violence happening now in Puerto Vallarta Mexico (updated with footage) pic.twitter.com/rbwX1bQKtK
— Dan Dicks (@DanDicksPFT) February 22, 2026
There ate foreign tourists all over Puerto Vallarta, many Americans https://t.co/YRoce1fYAU
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) February 22, 2026
CJNG sicarios are setting up road blocks all around Puerto Vallarta by setting vehicles on fire in the middle of the road
This is in response to the Mexican military killing cartel leader El Mencho pic.twitter.com/5vDkFzXSYC
— Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) February 22, 2026
The CJNG is attacking Mexican military buildings and vehicles in Jalisco in response to the killing on El Mencho pic.twitter.com/CUoqqi5iCs
— Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) February 22, 2026
United, Southwest, Delta, Alaska, and Air Canada have canceled all further flights today to Puerto Vallarta International Airport, as the security situation continue to deteriorate and attacks against the airport and other locations across the Mexican state of Jalisco by the CJNG…
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 22, 2026
🚨 BREAKING: Total MAYHEM is erupting at Guadalajara Airport in Mexico after Mexican cartel leader “El Mencho” was killed at the hands of the nation’s army
CJNG members are reportedly trying to storm the area and other locations
This is ABSOLUTELY INSANE.pic.twitter.com/nHdzDGlQy5
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 22, 2026
