Overview
- Security chief Omar García Harfuch said the Army executed a three-pronged operation—ground special forces, six helicopters, and Air Force aircraft—completed in under 24 hours with a roughly two-hour tactical phase.
- The interview, given to U.S. outlet Newsmax, emphasized a message of no impunity and credited a months-long intelligence effort that pinpointed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes in Tapalpa, Jalisco.
- Associated Press reporting highlighted the participation and training of the Army’s elite Fuerzas Especiales, including the unit known as the “Murciélagos,” which conducts high-risk tactical missions.
- The Attorney General’s Office opened an investigation into media-revealed CJNG payroll and finance records, as Harfuch said authorities are also disrupting online recruitment and analyzing all related publications.
- Follow-on security actions continued with the capture in Tlaxcala of José Armando “Callejas,” tied to La Familia Michoacana, while separate operations in the State of Mexico netted another alleged plaza boss; officials also warned of violent reprisals, with varying casualty counts reported.