在哈利斯科（Jalisco），墨西哥周日击毙了Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes（“El Mencho”），即CJNG 头目。他与另外六名同伙被击毙，另有三名军人受伤。官方称行动在美国情报协助下进行，并缴获包括可击落飞机并摧毁装甲车的火箭发射器。Claudia Sheinbaum 总统和美国副国务卿Christopher Landau称赞了这一打击，但美国使馆仍要求美国公民在受影响地区就地避险。事发后，武装团体在哈利斯科焚烧车辆、封路并与警方交火；20家Banco del Bienestar分行受干扰。商会Coparmex建议居民居家；部分学校、公共交通及Guadalajara与Querétaro的足球比赛被暂停。
Oseguera是墨西哥的米却肯（Michoacán）前警官，于约2009年帮助创建CJNG，将其从此前与Sinaloa竞争的组织发展为可可卡因、冰毒与芬太尼的主要出口集团。该集团现已从毒品扩展到燃油盗窃和原油走私，毒品网络延伸至澳大利亚、加拿大、欧洲、非洲和南美。墨西哥对提供可执行线索的悬赏在2024年提高到15 million美元。为响应美国压力，墨西哥在北部边境部署了数千名国家警卫队员，增强了查获行动，并将近100名嫌疑犯移交美国，包括Rafael Caro Quintero。
骚乱又扩散到Michoacán与Guanajuato，并波及旅游地Puerto Vallarta：航班被迫返航，Volaris、Viva Aerobus与Air Canada暂时停飞，而加拿大提高了旅行警示。药房和便利店遭到攻击。Sinaloa卡特尔派系斗争导致该州成为墨西哥最高凶杀率地区之一，而Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán仍在美国服刑终身监禁。安全专家认为此次反噬显示了卡特尔能力与火力的扩张，其已成为对国家的挑战；这一趋势也体现在此前因与敲诈挂钩而被捕的Tequila市长身上。
On Sunday in Jalisco, Mexico killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes (“El Mencho”), leader of CJNG. He and six associates were killed; three soldiers wounded. Authorities said they seized weapons, including rocket launchers, using U.S. intelligence. President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau praised the strike, though the U.S. embassy still ordered Americans to shelter in place. Immediately after, armed groups burned vehicles, blocked roads and fought police in Jalisco; 20 Banco del Bienestar branches were hit. Coparmex advised people to stay home; schools, some transit and soccer matches in Guadalajara and Querétaro were suspended.
Oseguera, a former Michoacán police officer deported from the U.S., helped found CJNG around 2009, turning a former Sinaloa rival into a major exporter of cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl. The cartel now also profits from fuel theft and crude-oil smuggling and ships drugs to Australia, Canada, Europe, Africa and South America. Mexico’s reward for actionable information rose to $15 million in 2024. Mexico has responded to U.S. pressure by deploying thousands of national guards to the north border, increasing seizures, and handing over almost 100 prisoners, including Rafael Caro Quintero, to the U.S.
The unrest spread to other states such as Michoacán and Guanajuato and to Puerto Vallarta, where flights were turned back; Volaris, Viva Aerobus and Air Canada suspended service, while Canada raised travel caution. Pharmacies and convenience stores were attacked. A Sinaloa cartel feud left that state with one of Mexico’s highest homicide rates, while Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán remains serving life in U.S. custody. Security experts said the backlash showed cartels’ capacity and power; this has grown into a state challenge, also reflected in the earlier arrest of the Tequila mayor for extortion links.