

{"id":2540,"date":"2026-02-23T08:35:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T08:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/?p=2540"},"modified":"2026-02-23T08:35:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T08:35:04","slug":"death-of-el-mencho-list-of-roads-blocked-in-mexico-today-february-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/?p=2540","title":{"rendered":"Death of \u201cEl Mencho\u201d: List of roads blocked in Mexico TODAY February 22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nemesio Rub\u00e9n Oseguera Cervantes \u201cEl Mencho\u201d died after an operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco; his capture sparked nationwide blockades<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1.png 848w, https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-1-678x381.png 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the afternoon of&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Sunday, February 22,<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;the&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;death of Nemesio Rub\u00e9n Oseguera Cervantes \u201cEl Mencho\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/heraldodemexico.com.mx\/nacional\/2026\/2\/22\/el-mencho-otros-integrantes-del-cjng-murieron-en-operativo-en-jalisco-secretaria-de-la-defensa-772257.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">,<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;alleged leader of the&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;Jalisco New Generation Cartel<\/strong>&nbsp;, was confirmed, provoking violent reactions in various parts of the country, including the closure and blocking of several highways. In&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>El Heraldo de M\u00e9xico<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;we share all the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The events took place in the municipality of&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Tapalpa<\/strong>&nbsp;, in&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Jalisco<\/strong>&nbsp;, as part of an operation by the&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Ministry of National Defense<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;with military intelligence work from the&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>National Intelligence Center<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;and the&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Attorney General&#8217;s Office.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEl Mencho\u201d was arrested, but gunshot wounds caused his death during his&nbsp;<strong>air transport to Mexico City.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Authorities report that two other members of this criminal organization were also apprehended, and that weapons and armored vehicles, such as rocket launchers capable of shooting down aircraft and destroying armored vehicles, were seized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Map of blocked roads TODAY February 22<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to information from Aleph RI, a&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;collaborative platform<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;for analyzing and preventing security risks, information has been generated about the&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;roads most affected<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;by the incidents, highlighting hotspots such as the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heraldodemexico.com.mx\/u\/fotografias\/m\/2026\/2\/22\/f768x1-1249780_1249907_5050.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There are hundreds of reports on the page.<br>Credits: El Heraldo de M\u00e9xico Archive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Risk situation due to burning in Irapuato, Guanajuato<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Risk situation in Jalisco due to vehicle burning and the digging of a trench<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Risk situation in Zacatecas due to vehicle burning and the digging of a trench<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Risky situation in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz due to blockade with burning vehicles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mexico&#8217;s Security Command<\/strong>&nbsp;reported&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that there are currently&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>7 road blockades&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;in the state of&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Jalisco<\/strong>&nbsp;, 3 of which are about to be cleared: &#8220;Federal and state forces are maintaining the operational deployment to clear roads and guarantee the safety of the population.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommendations for residents of Jalisco and surrounding areas today, February 22<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pablo Lemus<\/strong>&nbsp;, governor of the state of&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Jalisco,<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;issued a&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>red security code<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;for the people of Jalisco, as well as the cancellation of in-person classes throughout the state for all levels due to the events that occurred this afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe remain on Code Red, we reiterate the recommendation to avoid leaving your homes, clashes are happening in several federal entities; in a few moments the Federation will give official information on the events.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heraldodemexico.com.mx\/u\/fotografias\/m\/2026\/2\/22\/f768x1-1249777_1249904_5050.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Nemesio Rub\u00e9n Oseguera Cervantes \u201cEl Mencho\u201d died after an operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco; his capture sparked nationwide blockades On the afternoon of&nbsp;&nbsp;Sunday, February 22,&nbsp;&nbsp;the&nbsp;&nbsp;death of <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/?p=2540\" title=\"Death of \u201cEl Mencho\u201d: List of roads blocked in Mexico TODAY February 22\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2541,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2540"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2542,"href":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2540\/revisions\/2542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazing.greensmartmobility.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}