Overview
- Mexican defense officials said Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera was critically wounded in a Tapalpa operation and died during an airlift to Mexico City after troops came under fire.
- Suspected CJNG operatives launched coordinated arson and roadblocks across more than a dozen states, triggering a Jalisco “code red,” school closures, and shelter‑in‑place advisories from foreign missions.
- Authorities reported clearing most of hundreds of blockades by late Sunday and have continued large security deployments, with officials in later updates citing a total force near 10,000 in affected areas.
- Major carriers, including Air Canada, United, American and Aeromexico, canceled or delayed flights to Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara, as airports operated with reinforced security and officials rebutted rumors of terminal takeovers.
- The White House confirmed providing intelligence support, and analysts and cartel sources cautioned that a CJNG power struggle could fuel further violence despite the immediate clampdown.