Armed guards stationed outside Mexico’s National Palace after the killing of El Mencho

Record ID: 2344142

  • Title: Armed guards stationed outside Mexico’s National Palace after the killing of El Mencho
  • Date: 23rd February 2026
  • Summary: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (FEBRUARY 23, 2026) (REUTERS) POLICE CAR NEXT TO OTHER VEHICLES POLICE OFFICERS ON SIDEWALK / TRUCK DRIVING PAST TWO OFFICERS ON SIDEWALK / CAR DRIVING PAST / THIRD OFFICER WALKING OVER STACKED TROLLEY BEING WHEELED INTO GARAGE POLICE VEHICLE DRIVING PAST / VEHICLE BEING LOADED ARMED GUARDS BESIDE PICKUP TRUCK / ARMED GUARD ARMED GUARD WALKING TO ANOTHE
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  • Keywords: EL MENCHO MEXICO MEXICO CITY NATIONAL PALACE
  • Location: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
  • City: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
  • Country: Mexico
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,South America / Central America,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001783823022026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Armed guards have been seen stationed outside Mexico City’s National Palace on Monday (February 23) after the killing of one of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera.
    Oseguera, or "El Mencho," was killed in a military raid on Sunday (February 22), sparking widespread retaliatory violence.
    President Claudia Sheinbaum has been under mounting pressure from Washington to intensify her offensive against drug cartels blamed for producing and smuggling drugs, particularly the synthetic opioid fentanyl, across the border to the U.S.
    (Production: Jeremy Frost)
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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