{"id":13280,"date":"2026-02-24T09:21:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13280"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:21:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:21:51","slug":"schools-shut-troops-on-streets-mexico-on-alert-after-el-mencho-killing-drugs-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13280","title":{"rendered":"Schools shut, troops on streets: Mexico on alert after \u2018El Mencho\u2019 killing | Drugs News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Authorities deploy 10,000 soldiers nationwide to quell violence following the drug lord\u2019s killing in a military operation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">3 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 24 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">24 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Mexico remains on high alert after a wave of reprisal attacks triggered by the killing of its most wanted drug cartel leader, even as President Claudia Sheinbaum claimed the country is at peace and life is returning to normal.<\/p>\n<p>Some 10,000 soldiers have been deployed across 20 of Mexico\u2019s 32 states to maintain order following the killing of Nemesio \u201cEl Mencho\u201d Oseguera in a military operation about 130km (80 miles) from Guadalajara city on Sunday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Guadalajara is the capital of western Mexico\u2019s Jalisco state \u2013 the stronghold of Oseguera\u2019s Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) \u2013 where at least 2,000 soldiers have been sent.<\/p>\n<p>Schools in Guadalajara and several other Mexican cities were closed on Monday. However, public transport partially resumed, though buses carried few passengers, as people witnessed a slow return to normalcy.<\/p>\n<p>Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch said on Monday that at least 74 people were killed, including 25 National Guard officers, in the operation that killed the cartel boss and the subsequent violence over the killing of the 59-year-old drug kingpin, one of the most wanted men in Mexico and the United States.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4333317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4333317\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4333317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/epa_699d4137ed66-1771913527.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C445&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"epa12772352 Burned out vehicles are seen on the boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 23 February 2026. The resort city reports visible disruptions after violence linked to the killing of drug cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, in a military operation. EPA\/Arturo Montero\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4333317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burned-out vehicles are seen on the boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico [Arturo Montero\/EPA]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEl Mencho\u201d was considered the last of the drug lords who acted in the brutal mould of the now-imprisoned Joaquin \u201cEl Chapo\u201d Guzman and Ismael \u201cEl Mayo\u201d Zambada, of the rival Sinaloa Cartel. He was a founding member of CJNG, which was formed in 2009 and has grown into one of Mexico\u2019s most violent crime organisations.<\/p>\n<p>Following his killing, suspected CJNG members set fire to cars in several states and blocked numerous roads. They also attacked banks, petrol stations and shops.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera\u2019s John Holman, reporting from Mexico City, said there was an eerie quiet in the country following El Mencho\u2019s killing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany businesses are closed, and the trucks that the CJNG cartel dragged across roads to stop Mexican security forces and create chaos have been moved out of the way,\u201d Holman said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, President Sheinbaum said on Monday that peace had returned to the country. \u201cMexico is calm. We woke up without any roadblocks, and all activity has been restored,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The White House confirmed that the US provided intelligence support to the operation to capture the cartel leader and applauded Mexico\u2019s army for taking down a man who was one of the most wanted criminals in both countries.<\/p>\n<p>Sheinbaum stressed that only Mexican forces were involved in the operation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no participation in the operation by US forces. What we have is a lot of exchange of information provided by the US government, but the entire operation, from its planning stage, is the responsibility of [Mexico\u2019s] federal forces,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<p>Experts now warn that the \u201cabsence of a direct succession\u201d within CJNG could lead to a power vacuum and violent fights to fill it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities deploy 10,000 soldiers nationwide to quell violence following the drug lord\u2019s killing in a military operation. 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