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The Aftermath of El Mencho's Death: 252 Narco Blockades, 26 Dead Including a Pregnant Woman

Monday, February 23, 2026 3:09

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26 people, including a pregnant woman, 17 soldiers, agents and police officers of the federal and state public security forces, and 8 CJNG cartel members died Sunday. The operation to arrest “El Mencho” took place in the outskirts of Tapalpa, about 100 miles south of Guadalajara, Jalisco.

The woman, who was three-months pregnant, died during a shootout between National Guard personnel and members of the CJNG who were stopping cars to burn at the intersection of Avenida de la Mancha and Covadonga, in Zapopan.

Despite numerous social media posts claiming tourists and hotels were being targeted by cartel members in retaliation, especially in Puerto Vallarta, no reports of deaths or injuries have occurred.

A guard at the Ixtapa state prison in Puerto Vallarta died after a riot broke out following the killing of “El Mencho.” A Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office Agent died after being shot at the intersection of Federalismo and Patria in Zapopan.

National Guard members were killed in separate confrontations including eight of them in Atotonilco, six in Las Cañadas in Zapopan at the intersection of Avenida del Bosque and Saltillo. The GN’s Teocaltiche base was attacked resulting in the death of one soldier.

Four CJNG gunmen were killed during the operation in Tapalpa near the outskirts of the Tapala Country Club.

“El Mencho,” and two others were captured but had sustained serious injuries and died while being transported to Mexico City.

Another died at the intersection of Fuelle and Lázaro Cárdenas in Guadalajara, where one of the several confrontations took place.

So far, 27 people have been arrested in connection with the events, including 2 in Tapalpa, 11 for their alleged participation in the violent acts that erupted in reaction, and 14 for alleged acts of looting some of the 69 Oxxo stores or 20 branches of the Banco del Bienestar that were set on fire.

The wave of violence that erupted this Sunday resulted in 252 roadblocks set up by drug cartels on highways in 20 states across Mexico, as well as vehicle fires and attacks on gas stations and businesses.

Jalisco saw most of the blockades, 65 in total and dozens more occurred in Aguascalientes, Baja California, Chiapas, Colima, the State of Mexico, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, and Zacatecas.

By Sunday evening, Mexican authorities reported that over 90% of the blockades had been cleared.

Sources La Jordana, La Jordana, El Huaso, HALIP0N, Pernicious Propaganda

Source: https://www.borderlandbeat.com/2026/02/the-aftermath-of-el-menchos-death-252.html

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