Mexico’s Minister of Defence Ricardo Trevilla Trejo speaks next to President Claudia Sheinbaum during her daily press conference at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on February 23, 2026. Mexico was on high alert on February 23 with schools closed and travelers stranded, as members of a powerful drug cartel went on a violent rampage across parts of the country after the army announced it had killed its leader. (Photo by YURI CORTEZ / AFP)
Mexico has sent 2,500 troops to boost security in the west of the country after the death of a top drug lord in a military operation, Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla said Monday.
“Around 7,000 troops were stationed in Jalisco, so they are going to be reinforced” with more troops in the area of operation for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which was led by Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera until he was killed Sunday, Trevilla told a press conference.
Oseguera’s death prompted cartel members across the country to go on the rampage, torching vehicles and businesses and blocking roads.
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