The Military Forces also suffered losses. Authorities also conducted an operation to arrest Hugo 'Tuli', known as 'El Tuli', whom Mexican authorities recognize as the right-hand man of Mencho and the CJNG's logistics and financial operator. It was indeed a very violent attack carried out by organized crime personnel, and special forces military personnel repelled the action. 'El Tuli' was located in the Jalisco municipality of El Grullo, approximately 100 kilometers from Tapalpa. For his capture, a brigade of paratroopers was deployed who found him as he attempted to flee and was killed on the spot. Trevilla recounted that this criminal had been coordinating blockades, vehicle burnings, attacks on military installations, the National Guard, businesses, and government facilities, and was offering 20,000 pesos for each soldier killed by this criminal group. It is at this second point that military personnel fatally wounded Mencho along with his two bodyguards and arrested two more criminals. 'On February 21, the woman left the property, and information was obtained that Mencho remained there, he stayed there with a security circle,' the general reported. For the operation, information exchange was provided by US authorities, but he assured that the organization and execution of the operation were in the hands of the Mexican Armed Forces, which deployed operational forces by land and air. The government assures that the narco-blockades have ended: 'There is government and tranquility.' The first point of confrontation was at the cabins where weeks earlier Mencho had met with his romantic partner. 'A long weapon and a short weapon were secured on him, he was carrying 7 million 200 thousand pesos and 965 American dollars, cartridges, magazines, and the vehicle,' Trevilla recounted. At the morning conference, it was also assured that the Attorney General's Office (FGR) has already identified the body of Mencho and two other men, who were his close security detail, who also died during their transfer to Mexico City by air. 'Mencho fled and they entered a wooded area,' Trevilla continued. He assured that they will wait for the families to claim their remains. 'Mencho' is killed in an Army operation and Mexico burns. It is worth noting that among them was Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytán, alias 'El Sapo,' a regional CJNG leader linked to forced recruitment at the Izaguirre ranch and was even pointed out as a possible successor in the leadership of the CJNG. Trevilla's speech also drew attention for his sensitivity in sending condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers. 'It required a lot of time and intelligence work,' the general assured from the morning conference at the National Palace. 'The strength of the Mexican State was demonstrated,' he concluded after recovering from sobs. The head of Sedena could not finish his speech as his voice broke with tears when referring to these events. He detailed that since February 20, they had managed to locate a trusted man of one of Mencho's romantic partners, who informed that the drug trafficker had met with the woman in Tapalpa. Trevilla recounted that the soldiers were armed, as it was known that the cartel elements had a large amount of ammunition that they did not hesitate to use. This Monday, the head of Sedena, Ricardo Trevilla, detailed the operation that began to be designed in February and took time and intelligence work for the capture of Nemesio Ocegera, 'El Mencho,' leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). He said that most of the weapons came from the United States. According to the Secretariat of Security, 25 elements died. 'It was a very violent attack,' he said. This confrontation left eight criminals dead and seven long weapons, two Russian-origin rocket launchers, cartridges, and magazines were secured.