'El Mencho' killing: 25 national guards die in cartel revenge attacks, Mexico sends more soldiers

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the CJNG cartel, was killed in a military operation in Jalisco, sparking widespread cartel retaliation. At least 25 National Guard personnel, a prison guard, and a state prosecutor’s agent were killed in coordinated attacks and ambushes. Mexico deployed 2,500 more soldiers to Jalisco, with US intelligence support, as schools closed and residents sheltered amid ongoing violence.