A burning truck on a highway near Acatlan de Juarez, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 22, 2026. Ulises Ruiz / AFP via Getty Images
At least 25 members of the Mexican National Guard were killed in Jalisco in six attacks after the killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the country’s top security official said on Feb. 23.
Mexican Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch confirmed the death toll in a news conference along with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on the morning of Feb. 23, responding to cartel violence that erupted after Oseguera Cervantes was killed in a Feb. 22 operation carried out by the Mexican government.
