{"id":2572623,"date":"2026-02-23T13:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-national-guard-members-killed-after-el-mencho-taken-out\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:51:16","slug":"mexican-national-guard-members-killed-after-el-mencho-taken-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-national-guard-members-killed-after-el-mencho-taken-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican National Guard members killed after &#8216;El Mencho&#8217; taken out"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmexican-national-guard-members-killed-after-el-mencho-taken-out%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2572623&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>El Mencho, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, was killed in a military operation, prompting a violent backlash in the state of Jalisco. In response, authorities confirmed at least 25 Mexican National Guard members were killed in six separate attacks linked to the cartel. The violence led to school closures, buisness disruptions, canceled flights, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >halted ride-sharing services<\/a> in the region around Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara. The United States issued a security alert for Americans in the area and stated it provided intelligence support to Mexican authorities, while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum saeid flights would resume soon and that life was returning to normal.Officials also reported additional cartel casualties and arrests, along with isolated fatalities among Mexican security personnel amid the retaliation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Twenty-five Mexican National Guard members killed after army takes out &lsquo;El Mencho&rsquo; cartel leader<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2513978\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Twenty-five Mexican National Guard members were killed after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"322\">Mexico<\/a>&lsquo;s army took out the leader of one of the country&rsquo;s largest <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drug-cartels\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2769\">drug cartels<\/a> on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>The country&rsquo;s security head, Omar Garcia Harfuch, confirmed that over two dozen guard members were killed in six separate attacks across the state of&nbsp;Jalisco after the army took out the drug lord &ldquo;El Mencho.&rdquo; El Mencho, or Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, ran the fentanyl-trafficking Jalisco New Generation Cartel for over 15 years before he was killed in a military operation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4466980\/police-close-sexual-assault-investigation-shawn-deremer\/\">DC police close sexual assault investigation into labor secretary&#8217;s husband<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4466788\/secret-service-armed-man-mar-a-lago-perimeter\/\">Secret Service kills armed man who breached Mar-a-Lago security perimeter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4466592\/ice-purchases-marked-by-secrecy-frustrating-towns\/\">ICE&rsquo;s purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating towns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The response to El Mencho&rsquo;s killing sent shockwaves through the Jalisco state as the JNGC cartel members set cars on fire, and the 25 National Guard members were reported killed. In response to the cartel&rsquo;s backlash, state officials closed several schools, some businesses have temporarily closed, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/europe-canada-closes-airspace-to-russian-civil-aviation\/\" title=\"Europe, Canada Closes Airspace to Russian Civil Aviation\">airlines canceled flights<\/a> to the region&rsquo;s airports in Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara. All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-ride-share-democrats-spend-hundreds-of-dollars-on-uber-and-lyft\/\" title=\"Anti-Ride Share Democrats Spend Hundreds Of Dollars On Uber And Lyft\">ride-share services<\/a> were also halted in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy in Mexico issued a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mx.usembassy.gov\/security-alert-update-3-ongoing-security-operations-u-s-mission-mexico-february-22-2026\/\">security alert<\/a> for Jalisco and surrounding Mexican states, urging U.S. citizens in the area to shelter in place, as the government and embassy officials are doing as well. Coastal Puerto Vallarta is a popular beach destination for American tourists.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson shared an image <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAmbMex\/status\/2025808979939475805?s=20\">on X <\/a>of him shaking hands with a Mexican military officer, saying he salutes the military and safety officials who &ldquo;confront criminal organizations with courage and professionalism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States stands firmly with Mexican authorities in our shared responsibility to stop the violence that threatens and poisons our people on both sides of the border. I have the utmost respect for the Mexican officials who serve honorably, so that others may live in peace,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/claudia-sheinbaum\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11591\">Claudia Sheinbaum<\/a> told reporters on Monday that she expects flights to resume on Monday or Tuesday. She called her country &ldquo;at peace&rdquo; in a Monday morning press conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We awoke today with no blockades,&rdquo; Sheinbaum <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/world-nation\/story\/2026-02-23\/mexico-violence-el-mencho\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;All activity has practically been reestablished.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the United States provided &ldquo;intelligence support&rdquo; to assist Mexico with the El Mencho operation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4466923\/mexico-cartel-leader-el-mencho-dead\/\">MEXICAN SECURITY FORCES KILL LEADER OF JALISCO NEW GENERATION CARTEL &lsquo;EL MENCHO&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In this operation, three additional cartel members were killed, three were wounded, and two were arrested. President Trump has been very clear &mdash; the United States will ensure narcoterrorists sending deadly drugs to our homeland are forced to face the wrath of justice they have long deserved,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressSec\/status\/2025751007594971346?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressSec\/status\/2025751007594971346?s=20\">Leavitt said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A Mexican prison guard, a state prosecutor, and one unidentified woman were also killed in the cartel backlash to the El Mencho killing, according to the <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mexico-jalisco-cartel-mencho-sheinbaum-trump-226e50edc33f981d5d6509acc7021ae5?user_email=162c5ae443a61a52f524de737cc6f3c61712d530f24f119829e8cac99ab49798&amp;utm_medium=APNews_Alerts&amp;utm_source=Sailthru_AP&amp;utm_campaign=NewsAlert_Feb23_2026_09:42AM&amp;utm_term=AP%20News%20Alerts\">Associated Press<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>25 National Guard killed as El Mencho leader slain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2572624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26053652282550.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[74324,74367,5370,61105],"class_list":["post-2572623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cjng","tag-elmencho","tag-mexico","tag-nationalguard"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26053652282550.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2572623"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2572627,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572623\/revisions\/2572627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2572624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2572623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2572623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2572623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}