Mexico Deploys 10,000 Troops After Killing CJNG Boss ‘El Mencho’

Overview

• Officials sent an additional 2,500 troops to Jalisco, bringing the total to about 10,000 soldiers as security operations continue across affected regions.
• Coordinated reprisals by suspected CJNG gunmen spread to many states with roadblocks and arson, leading to school suspensions and limited court operations in several areas.
• Foreign governments, including the United States and France, urged citizens to shelter in place, and airlines canceled or diverted dozens of flights to cities such as Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo.
• Initial military figures cited seven criminals killed, three soldiers wounded and two arrests, while the security minister later reported far higher casualties on both sides, leaving the toll in dispute.
• Defense leaders said El Mencho was found after tracking a woman described as his girlfriend to Tapalpa; he was fatally wounded and died during an air transfer to Mexico City, and the president emphasized no U.S. forces took part in the raid.