White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the United States provided intelligence support to the Mexican government during the operation carried out in Tapalpa, Jalisco, where federal forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho”, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
In a message spread on social networks, the official stated that the capo was “a priority objective for the governments of Mexico and the United States, as he is one of the main “fentanyl traffickers” towards US territory.
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He added that President Donald Trump designated the CJNG as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and maintained that Washington “will ensure that narcoterrorists who send lethal drugs to our country “They are forced to face the wrath of justice that they have long deserved.”
Media such as Reuters and Fox News reported that the Joint Interinstitutional Task Force against Cartels (JIATF-CC), attached to the Northern Command, provided strategic information, although they specified that the incursion was carried out by the Mexican Army.
The version coincides with the statement from the Ministry of National Defense, which indicated that the operation was planned by Special Forces, with support from the Air Force and the National Guard, supported by military intelligence and complementary data provided by US authorities within the framework of bilateral cooperation.
Washington maintained a $15 million reward for Oseguera. After the operation, in which three alleged members of the cartel also died, the security presence was reinforced in several entities in the event of possible reactions from armed groups.
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