The security officials tracked him down from an insider's movement. How security officials tracked Mencho? Reports say the security officials received human intelligence from tracking someone from the inside. Defence secretary Ricardo Trevilla told reporters that the woman, “one of the romantic partners of ‘El Mencho’,” was taken to a house in Tapalpa by a close aide. However, the Army and the Guards moved along and injured El Mencho seriously and two of his bodyguards.

Source: dna February 24, 2026 10:36 UTC