Mexican Army (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional)

Force in Play

Led the operation that killed El Mencho; coordinating post-operation security

For more than a decade, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes — known as El Mencho — built the CJNG into one of the world's most powerful drug trafficking organizations, with $50 billion in assets and operations spanning five continents. On February 22, 2026, the Mexican Army killed him during a coordinated raid near Tapalpa, Jalisco, ending a $15 million U.S. bounty manhunt.

Updated May 29