In Oaxaca, armed individuals set fire to a passenger bus on the Juchitán-Ixtepec route, previously forcing the occupants to get off. The state Security Cabinet activated the “Hunter” operation with the support of the Army, Navy and National Guard
Federal sources in Mexico confirmed this Sunday the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho”, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and one of the most wanted bosses on the continent.
According to information cited by the newspaper The UniversalOseguera Cervantes died during a security operation. However, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum asked to wait for the official report from the Security Cabinet, which will offer details about the circumstances of the procedure.
“In a moment the Security Cabinet will report,” the president responded to the insistence of the press, after a wave of simultaneous violence was unleashed in different states of the country.
Blockades and fires in at least ten states
After the first reports became known about the alleged death of the criminal leader, road blockades, vehicle fires and attacks on public transport and cargo units were recorded in at least ten entities:
- Jalisco
- Michoacan
- Colima
- Warrior
- Aguascalientes
- Guanajuato
- Nayarit
- Zacatecas
- Tamaulipas
- Veracruz
In several cases, units were reported blocked to prevent passage, circulation was affected, and coordinated attacks on key arteries were reported. In Reynosa (Tamaulipas), state authorities reported that they managed to free the main blocked roads, including the Reynosa-Nuevo Laredo highway and Federal 97, after the removal of burning trailers.
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In Oaxaca, armed individuals set fire to a passenger bus on the Juchitán-Ixtepec route, previously forcing the occupants to get off. The state Security Cabinet activated the “Hunter” operation with the support of the Army, Navy and National Guard.
In Aguascalientes, two trailers were set on fire to block federal highway 45, while in Veracruz blockades were recorded in the municipality of Álamo, where the CJNG maintains a presence, according to local authorities.
Security reinforcement and alerts
In Nayarit, Governor Miguel Ángel Navarro ordered security on roads to be reinforced and asked the population to avoid leaving their homes. In Zacatecas, preventive operations were deployed in municipalities bordering Jalisco.
The United States embassy in Mexico issued an urgent alert to its citizens, recommending “seek refuge and minimize unnecessary movements” in the face of criminal activity and ongoing operations.
Who was “El Mencho”?
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes began his criminal activity in the 1990s. In 1994 he was sentenced in San Francisco, United States, to three years in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin.
After serving his sentence, he returned to Mexico, where he worked as a police officer before joining the Millennium Cartel and later consolidating the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel, after the death of Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel and the fragmentation of criminal structures.
The CJNG became one of the most expansive and violent criminal groups in Mexico, with operations in multiple states and international projection.
While waiting for the official report from the Security Cabinet on the death of Oseguera Cervantes, military and federal patrols continue in different regions of the country, in a scenario marked by blockades, fires and a strong mobilization of security forces.
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