Mexico’s most-wanted drug leader killed in military operation as clashes erupt and US tourists told to shelter in place

February 22, 2026

CNN: Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the powerful and long-pursued head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and one of the world’s most-wanted traffickers, died following a Mexican military operation on Sunday, handing the country a consequential victory as it looks to show tangible results to the Trump administration…