Security personnel guard on a street in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 23, 2026 -- Security personnel guard on a street in Mexico City, Mexico, Feb. 23, 2026. Retaliation attacks from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel have left 27 security personnel dead, Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Omar Garcia Harfuch said Monday at a press conference. Mexican military forces launched an operation on Sunday and killed the Jalisco New Generation leer más Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho." Members of cartels have set fire to cars and commercial facilities, and blocked roads. Some states closed schools on Monday.,Image: 1077737765, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Fu Langxisike¡¤kanieduo / Xinhua News / ContactoPhoto Editorial licence valid only for Spain and 3 MONTHS from the date of the image, then delete it from your archive. For non-editorial and non-licensed use, please contact EUROPA PRESS. leer menos