Mexican drug lord "El Mencho" killed in military operation-government source

Vehicle fires and roadblocks following security operation in Mexico

The burned wreckage of a truck, used as a barricade by members of organized crime following a series of detentions by federal forces, lies in Guadalajara, Mexico, February 22, 2026. REUTERS/Michelle Freyria

Source: REUTERS

By Emily Green

Mexican drug lord "El Mencho" has been killed in a military operation, a government source familiar with the operation told Reuters on Sunday.

The news followed a federal security operation in the state of Jalisco's city of Tapalpa, according to a post by governor Pablo Lemus Navarro on X.

After the operation, multiple vehicles were set on fire throughout Jalisco and other states, according to media outlets and officials.

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Alfredo Ramirez Bedolla, the governor of the state of Michoacan, wrote on X that he had received reports of highways being blocked in Michoacan as a result of the operation in Jalisco.

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By Reuters