Overview
- Mexican forces killed CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes in an operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco, and Security Minister Omar García Harfuch said the body’s identity is fully confirmed, with SEDENA acknowledging “complementary” U.S. intelligence support.
- Authorities reported 85 federal road blockades across multiple states along with arson and attacks on services, and counted 25 Guardia Nacional members killed plus a Jalisco prosecutor’s staffer, a prison guard and a woman in the cartel’s reprisals.
- Federal officials said 70 suspects were detained in seven states, while Jalisco’s prosecutor reported 41 arrests tied to violence and looting, and Governor Pablo Lemus announced 2,500 additional Army personnel deployed across the state.
- Officials said routes were cleared and services are resuming in Jalisco, with classes set to restart and airlines restoring operations; Jalisco’s security chief also confirmed 23 inmates escaped during Sunday’s unrest at a Puerto Vallarta facility.
- U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson praised the action as a “great blow” to CJNG and urged sustained resolve against trafficking, while in Argentina a federal probe is analyzing seized phones and notes after claims that jailed suspect Leonardo Airaldi ordered assassinations of a prosecutor, a judge and a security minister.