“El Mencho,” leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación, is Dead: Takedown Dynamics, Bilateral Intelligence, and the Immediate Security Aftermath

On February 22, 2026, Mexico’s armed forces executed a high-impact operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco, aimed at detaining Rubén “N” (a/k/a “El Mencho”),widely identified by United States (U.S.) authorities as Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the principal leader of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).