Security Measures Targeting Cartel Operations in Mexico City

Security personnel are seen on duty in Mexico City's streets as of February 23, 2026. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel's retaliatory assaults have claimed 27 lives of security personnel, according to a statement from Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar Garcia Harfuch. Following an operation by Mexican military forces on Sunday, cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, commonly referred to as 'El Mencho,' was killed. In response, cartel members have set fire to vehicles and businesses and blocked roads, leading to school closures in various states on Monday. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Security personnel are seen on duty in Mexico City's streets as of February 23, 2026. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel's retaliatory assaults have claimed 27 lives of security personnel, according to a statement from Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar Garcia Harfuch. Following an operation by Mexican military forces on Sunday, cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, commonly referred to as 'El Mencho,' was killed. In response, cartel members have set fire to vehicles and businesses and blocked roads, leading to school closures in various states on Monday. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Security personnel are seen on duty in Mexico City's streets as of February 23, 2026. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel's retaliatory assaults have claimed 27 lives of security personnel, according to a statement from Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar Garcia Harfuch. Following an operation by Mexican military forces on Sunday, cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, commonly referred to as 'El Mencho,' was killed. In response, cartel members have set fire to vehicles and businesses and blocked roads, leading to school closures in various states on Monday. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Security personnel are seen on duty in Mexico City's streets as of February 23, 2026. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel's retaliatory assaults have claimed 27 lives of security personnel, according to a statement from Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar Garcia Harfuch. Following an operation by Mexican military forces on Sunday, cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, commonly referred to as 'El Mencho,' was killed. In response, cartel members have set fire to vehicles and businesses and blocked roads, leading to school closures in various states on Monday. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Security personnel are seen on duty in Mexico City's streets as of February 23, 2026. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel's retaliatory assaults have claimed 27 lives of security personnel, according to a statement from Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar Garcia Harfuch. Following an operation by Mexican military forces on Sunday, cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, commonly referred to as 'El Mencho,' was killed. In response, cartel members have set fire to vehicles and businesses and blocked roads, leading to school closures in various states on Monday. (Xinhua via NationPress)

Security personnel are seen on duty in Mexico City's streets as of February 23, 2026. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel's retaliatory assaults have claimed 27 lives of security personnel, according to a statement from Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar Garcia Harfuch. Following an operation by Mexican military forces on Sunday, cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, commonly referred to as 'El Mencho,' was killed. In response, cartel members have set fire to vehicles and businesses and blocked roads, leading to school closures in various states on Monday. (Xinhua via NationPress)