2026 Mexico cartel unrest

When

22 Feb 2026

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

23.00° N, 102.00° W

Description

reaction to the killing of El Mencho

Cause

2026 Jalisco operation

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

Reaction to the killing of El Mencho

The 2026 Mexico cartel unrest was a wave of violence, blockades, arson and clashes across multiple Mexican states on 22 and 23 February 2026, following the killing of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), during a military operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco.

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