WASHINGTON.– The government of USA confirmed that it provided intelligence support to Mexico in the military operation against drug trafficking in which the head of the Jalisco New Generation CartelRubén Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho”, in Jalisco, and a severe blow was dealt to one of the most violent criminal organizations in the country.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt assured that “El Mencho” was a priority objective for the governments of Mexico and the United States, according to her message in X.
“He was one of the main traffickers of fentanyl to our country,” he said.
This Sunday, the Mexican military forces practiced a operational in Jalisco to capture the Cartel boss, who was killed when he showed resistance, which generated a wave of violence in five other states by the criminal group.
US intelligence support would be limited to the cooperation agreement on security and combating drug trafficking, between the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, and the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, in a meeting in September 2025.
Joint Mexico-US operation
The Mexican Cartel is one of the terrorist organizations designated by the US government within the framework of its internal and hemispheric security policy.
According to Leavitt, in addition to “El Mencho” three other members of the cartel were killed, while three others were injured and two were arrested.
According to reports, a US Defense official told a newspaper that the support of the Joint Interinstitutional Anti-Cartel Task Force (JIATF-CC), an intelligence unit of the US Northern Command, was key in the action against the criminal organization.
“El Mencho” was one of the most wanted drug traffickers in the United States, for whom he set a reward of about 15 million dollars.
