Soccer matches postponed after Mexican military kills drug lord El Mencho close to World Cup host metropolis

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4 skilled soccer matches in Mexico had been postponed Sunday after violence flared close to Guadalajara — one of many nation’s host cities for the 2026 World Cup — within the wake of a navy operation that left cartel chief Nemesio Oseguera, generally known as "El Mencho," useless.

Liga MX officers eliminated two top-flight fixtures from the schedule — Querétaro’s matchup in opposition to Juárez FC within the males’s league and the ladies’s showdown between Chivas and América — and in addition referred to as off two second-division contests amid safety issues.

The disruption adopted operations earlier within the day in Tapalpa, Jalisco, roughly two hours southwest of Guadalajara. Mexican authorities stated Oseguera, a former police officer who rose to guide the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), was killed through the operation.

Within the aftermath, autos had been set ablaze and highways had been blocked throughout practically a dozen Mexican states, in response to officers.

MAJOR DRUG LORD 'EL MENCHO' KILLED IN MEXICAN MILITARY OPERATION WITH US INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT

Autos drive previous a burning bus used as a roadblock by organized crime following a federal operation during which Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, generally generally known as "El Mencho," was killed. (Gabriel Trujillo/Reuters)

Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco state, is slated to stage 4 matches through the 2026 World Cup , together with two involving South Korea. Mexico, Spain, Uruguay and Colombia are additionally scheduled to play on the venue.

Mexico’s nationwide group stays set to host Iceland in a pleasant Wednesday at Corregidora Stadium in Querétaro. As of Sunday, the Mexican soccer federation had not introduced any modifications to that match.

Not all sporting occasions had been affected. Organizers of the Mexican Open in Acapulco stated the ATP event would start Monday on the GNP Enviornment as deliberate.

"The event's operation continues as regular," organizers of the event stated in a press release.

Oseguera had carried a $15 million U.S. bounty and rose to prominence following the arrest of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the previous head of the Sinaloa Cartel. Over the previous decade and a half, CJNG expanded from a regional legal group into a worldwide trafficking community working throughout a lot of Mexico from its stronghold in Jalisco.

A burned car used as a barricade by organized crime members, following a sequence of arrests by federal forces, lies in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Michelle Freyria/Reuters)

"I’ve simply been knowledgeable that Mexican safety forces have killed 'El Mencho,' one of many bloodiest and most ruthless drug kingpins," U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau stated in a submit on X. "This can be a nice improvement for Mexico, the US, Latin America, and the world. The nice guys are stronger than the unhealthy guys."

The Mexican Protection Division stated the operation was carried out as a part of bilateral coordination and cooperation with the U.S., and that U.S. authorities offered complementary intelligence that contributed to El Mencho's killing.

After El Mencho's demise, cartel members burned vehicles and blocked roads in practically a dozen Mexican states.

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A soldier stands guard by a charred car after it was set on hearth, in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico. (AP Photograph/Armando Solis)

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The Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación is taken into account essentially the most highly effective cartel in Mexico with an estimated 19,000 members and operations throughout 21 of the nation's 32 states.