In a high-stakes military operation across Jalisco, security forces eliminated one of the country’s most powerful cartel leaders during a violent clash in Tapalpa. The 59-year-old fugitive suffered fatal injuries amid a fierce exchange of gunfire as heavily armed gunmen resisted arrest. Despite emergency air evacuation efforts toward Mexico City, the kingpin succumbed to his wounds. Officials confirmed the strike followed months of surveillance, including the monitoring of a trusted associate connected to a romantic partner. That critical intelligence breakthrough allowed special forces units, backed by air support from the Mexican Air Force, to seal off the area before dawn and execute the operation with precision. WATCH