{"id":105277,"date":"2026-02-24T01:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T01:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/25-national-guards-killed-in-violence-after-death-of-mexican-drug-lord\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T01:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T01:46:13","slug":"25-national-guards-killed-in-violence-after-death-of-mexican-drug-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/25-national-guards-killed-in-violence-after-death-of-mexican-drug-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"25 National Guards killed in violence after death of Mexican drug lord"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-id=\"221fafe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<p><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oseguera, Mexico\u2019s most-wanted cartel leader and head of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), died in custody.<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366e865 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"366e865\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615931e elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"615931e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b98e965 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-edit\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M402.6 83.2l90.2 90.2c3.8 3.8 3.8 10 0 13.8L274.4 405.6l-92.8 10.3c-12.4 1.4-22.9-9.1-21.5-21.5l10.3-92.8L388.8 83.2c3.8-3.8 10-3.8 13.8 0zm162-22.9l-48.8-48.8c-15.2-15.2-39.9-15.2-55.2 0l-35.4 35.4c-3.8 3.8-3.8 10 0 13.8l90.2 90.2c3.8 3.8 10 3.8 13.8 0l35.4-35.4c15.2-15.3 15.2-40 0-55.2zM384 346.2V448H64V128h229.8c3.2 0 6.2-1.3 8.5-3.5l40-40c7.6-7.6 2.2-20.5-8.5-20.5H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V306.2c0-10.7-12.9-16-20.5-8.5l-40 40c-2.2 2.3-3.5 5.3-3.5 8.5z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Web Desk<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8f25763 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>February 23, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-id=\"474ce0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<p>MEXICO CITY: Mexico\u2019s Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch confirmed that 25 members of the National Guard and one security guard were killed in cartel attacks following the capture and subsequent death of notorious drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as \u201cEl Mencho.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oseguera, Mexico\u2019s most-wanted cartel leader and head of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), died in custody after sustaining injuries during a military operation carried out by Mexican special forces in Tapalpa, Jalisco, according to the defense ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Defence Minister Ricardo Trevilla revealed that intelligence leading to Oseguera\u2019s capture came from a romantic partner of the cartel boss. The United States had offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Following his death, waves of violence erupted across Mexico. Cartel operatives blocked highways, set vehicles ablaze, and launched retaliatory attacks. Harfuch described the incidents as \u201c27 cowardly attacks against authorities in Jalisco,\u201d adding that 30 cartel operatives and one bystander were also killed. Authorities have arrested at least 70 suspects across seven states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are closely monitoring for any kind of reaction or restructuring within the cartel that could lead to violence,\u201d Harfuch said during the president\u2019s daily press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump urged Mexico to intensify its crackdown on drug cartels, writing on social media: \u201cMexico must step up their effort on Cartels and Drugs!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oseguera, Mexico\u2019s most-wanted cartel leader and head of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), died in custody. 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