Jalisco authorities announced the resumption of in-person classes on February 25 and steps toward lifting the Red Code alert over the past hour through 2:45 AM UTC on February 24, 2026, according to lider919 on X. This follows CJNG violence after the death of leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, in a Tapalpa raid on February 23. The announcement by lider919 indicates normalization efforts in Jalisco amid recent cartel attacks, including CJNG drone strikes on Mexican forces and assaults on municipal buildings in Jiquilpan and Aguililla, Michoacán, as reported in prior periods. Mexican officials, including President Claudia Sheinbaum and Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla, confirmed El Mencho's death with U.S. intelligence support. A separate report identified Juan Carlos Valencia, stepson of El Mencho and son of Rosalinda González Valencia, as the emerging CJNG leader following the sentencing of El Menchito, according to the source titled "Juan Carlos Valencia: the stepson of El Mencho who leads the CJNG." These developments build on U.S. Embassy Security Alert Update 5, issued February 23, urging shelter-in-place in Jalisco and Nayarit due to road blockades, with situations normalizing in other areas like Baja California and Quintana Roo per the embassy.
