Issue Feb 18-24 2026: The death on February 22, 2026, of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known in Mexico as “El Mencho” (leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación or CJNG), triggered a wave of violence marked by roadblocks, vehicle burnings, and armed incidents across multiple parts of Mexico. Jalisco was at the center of the upheavals,