Cartels vs. Mexican Troops: CJNG Militants' Equipment Is Impressive

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Cartels vs. Mexican Troops: CJNG Militants' Equipment Is Impressive

Mexican cartel militants, whose leader was recently killed during a special operation in the state of Jalisco, are publishing videos of actual combat with government forces. The militants are filming TikToks (a platform banned in Russia for violating the law) during the shootouts.

The uniform of a member of the Jalisco New Generation cartel is striking. If not for the inscription on his uniform, one might assume he's a government special forces unit. However, within Mexico itself, there are reports that, in some cases, the cartel's military wing is far better equipped and armed than government forces.



CJNG cartel militants are armed with advanced weapons weapon, including the latest versions of American assault rifles. They use modern thermal imagers with software-based target calculations from European and, again, American manufacturers.



They most often travel in pickup trucks equipped with machine guns and grenade launchers, which, in the event of a "local skirmish," literally blockade the neighborhood where Mexican security forces are operating. In extreme cases, they use actual armored vehicles with anti-tank guided missiles, usually wheeled armored personnel carriers. This tactic has been actively used since the events surrounding the assassination of El Mencho. And this same tactic leads to significant losses among the Mexican National Guard and police. At the same time, the cartels actively use information resources, calling on security forces to switch sides and abandon the "fight they are waging in the interests of a foreign government." And this often works with government forces.
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  1. +5
    25 February 2026 13: 34
    Tell me whatever you want, but I don't believe in coincidences. The CIA didn't know that an entire private army had been formed right next door? And they just happened to arm themselves and undergo tactical training in Ukraine. It's simply miraculous!
    1. +7
      25 February 2026 13: 42
      Everyone knew everything, there was just no order.

      These drug dealers' business is very carefully structured, but they didn't take into account one factor.

      Human.
      Well, I mean, Donald needs more wins inside and outside, even more wins.
      All the victories of the world and as soon as possible.
      1. -1
        25 February 2026 14: 06
        Donald needs more wins inside and out,

        This was one of the pre-election promises, and in the fall there will be elections again...
        I need to work on it...
    2. -1
      25 February 2026 14: 34
      APASUS
      Today, 13: 34
      Tell me whatever you want, but I don't believe in coincidences. The CIA didn't know that an entire private army had been formed right next door? And they just happened to arm themselves and undergo tactical training in Ukraine. It's simply miraculous!

      hi They themselves sponsored it, along with the bilateral lobby, as with Afghanistan and other regions where the penguins' hand reached.
    3. 11+
      25 February 2026 14: 55
      Tell me whatever you want, but I don't believe in coincidences. The CIA didn't know that an entire private army had been formed right next door? And they just happened to arm themselves and undergo tactical training in Ukraine. It's simply miraculous!

      Private armies of drug cartels are nothing new; they've been known for decades in both Washington and Mexico City. In Mexico, this has long since escalated into a full-fledged civil war. Cartels don't just hang government officials; they wipe out entire police stations and hang banners (narcomantas) threatening the government right on bridges.
      We can also confidently add Brazil, with its PCC (First Capital Command), which controls crime from prisons, and Colombia. Incidentally, in the video, the CJNG (Jalisco New Generation Cartel) are the very same guys who pioneered the widespread use of homemade armored vehicles ("monsters") and attacked the army with combat drones. Then there's Sinaloa, whose network of influence extends across 50 countries. In Venezuela, there's the "Cartel of the Suns," where army generals are officially involved in trafficking.
      But the most ironic example is Syria. The Fourth Armored Division, led by Maher al-Assad (Bashar's brother), was literally a "state cartel." They turned the country into the world's leading Captagon laboratory, earning more from it than all of Syria's legal exports combined. An army division with tanks, air defense systems, and special forces effectively functioned as the drug trafficking organization's logistics arm.
      So, "suddenly appearing" armies are a classic example of this in regions where drug trafficking is either allied with the authorities or at war with them. No miracles, just a bloodbath that everyone knows about.
      1. +2
        25 February 2026 17: 31
        Essentially, drug cartels are just like transnational corporations. And what's surprising about that? After all, it's precisely these corporations that are fighting the state. And what is Trump against? Drugs as such, or transnational corporations as competitors in the market.
        1. +2
          26 February 2026 14: 43
          Quote: Reptiloid
          And what is Trump against? Against drugs as such, or against transnational corporations,

          Against drug cartels, which pose an existential threat to the United States. And since the international, or rather global, drug trade is owned and controlled by the Windsor family, it follows that he is against England and its royal family. That's why everything is so cheerfully and intricately twisted and swirling. The Windsors still consider the United States their colony and are trying to regain control. And Trump, therefore, is a hero and leader of the US National Liberation Struggle against Global Evil. Yes
          And this is just the beginning.
          1. +1
            26 February 2026 14: 51
            Have a nice day hi I forgot about the Englishwoman. request in this context
            1. +1
              26 February 2026 15: 01
              Quote: Reptiloid
              Have a nice day

              Symmetrically. hi
              Quote: Reptiloid
              I forgot about the Englishwoman.

              We must always remember about her. Almost all the world's shit comes from her. The cartels are controlled by the Windsors through MI6 and their agents/proxies in the CIA and other US intelligence agencies.
              Incidentally, some believe the Windsors were also the instigators of this mess in Mexico. Because it's the Democratic public groups and radio stations that are spreading the rumors about US intelligence agencies' involvement in the murder of Cervantes (not the writer!). Thus, a seventh front has already been created for Trump. And through the events in Mexico, they are now trying to stir the entire southern US into civil war.
              1. +2
                26 February 2026 18: 21
                Quote: bayard
                ......The cartels are controlled by the Windsors through MI6 and their agents/proxies in the CIA and other US intelligence agencies.
                By the way, some believe the Windsors were also the instigators of this mess in Mexico. .... They've already created a seventh front for Trump. And through the events in Mexico, they're now trying to stir the entire southern US into civil war.

                Various American science fiction writers in the mid-20th century and later wrote about a future American civil war. They imagined it differently, with some, most, inventing nuclear weapons and subsequent mutations. Russian science fiction writer and futurist Sergei Pereslegin envisioned a civil war in the US in 2020. Meanwhile, Latinos from all countries would flock to join the chaos and loot whatever they could. How I longed for this. request....... didn't wait crying
                1. +2
                  26 February 2026 19: 05
                  Quote: Reptiloid
                  Sergey Pereslegin predicted a civil war in the US in 2020. Meanwhile, Latinos from all over the world will flock to join in the chaos and loot whatever they can. I was expecting this... but it never happened.

                  But right now, I don't wish this on the US and Trump—the world needs him. As a counterweight to the Euro-Atlantic elites, as a "revealer of the secrets of lawlessness," as a leader who has abolished the perverse agenda in the US and the world, as a US president who has refused to fund the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the former Soviet Union in general, and, what's more, imposed a huge tribute on the latter and all of Europe.
                  The enemy of my enemy is certainly not my enemy. For we have many common enemies.
                  So let them hold off on the US Civil War for now, because despite the apparent chaos of what's happening, Trump is doing a lot of the right things. But the main thing is that he's bringing England and Europe down. And that's what I especially like.
                  1. +1
                    26 February 2026 19: 31
                    I think if there's a real GV there ---- then that's a reason to use all the tools of suppression. And it will be beneficial.
              2. +1
                26 February 2026 18: 28
                Of course, the Englishwoman wants to restore the former colonial glory, when the population of all the enslaved countries, including the cursed island, was 480 million people, or approximately 24% of the entire Earth's population. She is trying to act in different directions: returning to the past and seizing the new.
                who owns the Heartland ---- owns the world
          2. 0
            26 February 2026 14: 56
            I suspect a unification of the LA punitive forces, consolidation for their own strength and survival. In fact, they've already proven themselves to be on equal footing with states, but they're hiding all their capabilities, of course.
            1. +3
              26 February 2026 15: 13
              Why do we need these cartels? Trump is currently at war with England and the EU, dividing and stirring up NATO, putting pressure on the Kyiv gang, and generally terrorizing Europe. Where else would we find such an assistant?
              No way – let him continue what he's started, nationalize the Federal Reserve (then we'll be able to do the same with the Central Bank, and others will join in), dismantle NATO, annex Canada, order icebreakers from us and several dozen nuclear power plants from Rosatom. And let him crush the cartels – they're an absolute evil. And he'll cut into the British economy's profits, too.
              Let the American "Delta" begin making arrests based on Epstein's files, and then go to court in the US. Have you noticed that the published files only include Democrats? And European elite perverts? There's still a lot of work to do there. Cannibalism has already surfaced, as has adrenochrome, and pedophilia followed by the murder of underage prostitutes... Don't stop Donald from bringing justice.
              Just enjoy the show... When else will you see something like this?
              1. +1
                26 February 2026 18: 42
                Quote: bayard
                ... Don't stop Donald from bringing Justice.
                Just enjoy the show... When else will you see something like this?
                Do you think I could? With some kind of magic, sorcery. recourse I just need to think about what I can do for world politics. wink However, I've written before that I like how he withdrew from international organizations and subjected his enemies... Yes, he's fighting the Clintonoids, Obama. As well as other Democrats and their supporters in various countries. We'll see what he achieves in this. His opponents are serious.
                And what about the cartels? Right before our eyes, criminal transnational corporations have apparently become equal to states in wealth, organization, and power.
                1. +2
                  26 February 2026 19: 10
                  Quote: Reptiloid
                  And what about the cartels? Right before our eyes, criminal transnational corporations have apparently become equal to states in wealth, organization, and power.

                  So it's time to cash out these rich Pinocchios who have profited from human lives, health and grief.
                  1. +1
                    26 February 2026 19: 37
                    Quote: bayard
                    .....So it's time to cash out these rich Pinocchios who have profited from human lives, health and grief.

                    It won't be possible to eradicate them completely. The traditions of use are too long-standing. Some of the population will always fit in.
                    1. +1
                      26 February 2026 19: 58
                      But there is a solution to the problem: the country plunges into civil war for a few years, then one side receives outside aid, a purge, and the long-suffering people are told: "Now we will live differently." And then investment projects begin. Not everywhere at once, but in the most stable provinces, jobs, prospects, and the opportunity to live better and earn more will appear. Production of cheap consumer goods for the US market will begin to expand, replacing Chinese goods. Specifically, cheap consumer goods - clothing, footwear, and other simple but mass-produced goods. The US market will be closed to China and India, and goods from Mexico will go duty-free. But high-tech goods will be produced in the US, and Mexico will buy them exclusively from the US. In other words, both a "factory" and a sales market will be created at once. And since it is a sales market, it must be capacious, i.e. The standard of living there should rise to a quite decent level. And this will be in the interests of the United States.
                      Well, Trump is also planning to deport tens of millions of illegal immigrants, parasites, and slackers to Mexico... And they will seriously shake the balance of power and sentiment there. After all, these people don't need to be stranded in a foreign country; they need to survive and find work. And they will support Trump's policies (as absurd as this may sound in relation to their persecutor). Because they need jobs. And they will get them. If they behave themselves.
                      These are their plans. Something like these. The only correct ones, and the ones that solve the insoluble problem. The USA will again become a White Country, Latinos and probably blacks will be deported to another country. But they will be given jobs there.
                      But will it be possible to implement this? - That's the question.
                      We, too, would do well to launch a similar program—cleansing Russia of migrants completely, leaving only native Russians. Let the Tajiks, Kyrgyz, and other Uzbeks return to their sovereign villages and hamlets and build there whatever "caliphate," or ziggurat, or minaret reaching to the sky, or the Tower of Babel. Our "elite" itself wouldn't dare do such a thing (London is listening too closely), but if something like that happens in the US, and Trump crushes the Brits so much that everyone ends up in the Epstein Tribunal... then maybe something will change for us, too.
                      1. 0
                        27 February 2026 18: 00
                        These are their plans...

                        Trump is already known for his mood swings and unpredictability. But if you recall the events in America, the unpredictable has happened before. And it will happen again. Therefore, in my opinion, it's not worth making concrete plans for them. Whatever happens now, who knows what will happen later? hi
    4. 0
      26 February 2026 12: 19
      Quote: APASUS
      Didn't the US CIA know that an entire private army had been formed right next door?

      Of course they knew, and they probably even warned Trump that things might end up a little differently than he expected. But he displays enviable self-confidence, so he might not have heeded it. Besides, he mentioned something about his mission before God shortly before the inauguration, which speaks volumes about his overall sanity.
    5. 0
      27 February 2026 12: 33
      The CIA versus the US? Why not? The Secret Police, if they so choose, can easily become the Power in a state.

      This is wrong. But the lives of ordinary people under the rule of the Secret Police are no worse than those under revolutionaries or military dictatorships...

      P.S.: Israel, Ukraine, Mexico... The president is of "biblical nationality," the country is in chaos and constant war. A fact of life.
  2. -1
    25 February 2026 13: 40
    CJNG cartel militants are armed with advanced weapons, including the latest versions of American assault rifles.

    Well, Biden is a generous soul. laughing
  3. +4
    25 February 2026 13: 46
    What are they trying to achieve? Overthrow the legitimate government? Just cause trouble? Or are they rebelling against the Americans and their policies in the region?
    1. +4
      25 February 2026 15: 09
      Initially, this is a form of revenge and a show of force. It's important to understand that cartels periodically wage war not only with the government but also with other cartels, and the death of a leader shouldn't be perceived by other cartels as a sign of weakness.
  4. -7
    25 February 2026 14: 03
    Let's note, parenthetically, that this is a special operation by the US and its Mexican proxies. This demonstrates a complete inability to anticipate the course of events, a complete inability to adequately respond to these developments, and, in fact, a complete failure of the operation.
    But it's not like MASK-ley's)
  5. -3
    25 February 2026 14: 07
    I believe the cartels will invite Colombian mercenaries with experience fighting in Ukraine on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Then the Mexican security forces will face drones.
    1. +4
      25 February 2026 14: 10
      Quote: Vadim_Belov
      I believe that the cartels will invite Colombian mercenaries with experience of participating in the war in Ukraine on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

      Why? They already sent their own there to learn how to conduct modern warfare. There was an article about it here once.
  6. +2
    25 February 2026 15: 20
    With that kind of money, there's nothing surprising. Every leader will provide his "guard" with the best weapons and equipment; it's no longer a question of prestige, but of survival.
    Moreover, they have some cool specialists from former soldiers working part-time as consultants and instructors, so the best is still ahead.
  7. +1
    25 February 2026 15: 21
    It doesn't matter how they are equipped, sooner or later they will all be shot like dogs.
    1. +1
      26 February 2026 10: 43
      It's probably late rather than early; they've been ruling those parts for 50 years now, and there's no sign of them declining.
  8. 0
    25 February 2026 16: 05
    More than 70% of the weapons that ended up in the hands of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel militants were Western supplies to Ukraine that ended up on the black market.
    /American Institute for the Study of War/

    https://ok.ru/video/12692832389781
    1. 0
      27 February 2026 12: 38
      Quote: alexboguslavski
      More than 70% of the weapons that ended up in the hands of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel militants were Western supplies to Ukraine,

      It's not about the weapons, it's about the Americans who armed and trained them and formed this army for their own purposes. Where will it fire?
  9. 0
    25 February 2026 16: 38
    By the way, there are already photos of cartel fighters with Ukrainian rags on their armor - like where they studied
  10. +8
    25 February 2026 19: 55
    Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil have been engaged in drug trafficking for over 25 years, with CIA support and American weapons. I know this because I was born in Rio de Janeiro. The entire Latin American elite has homes in Florida, where the fifth column resides. They are damned and corrupt parasites. They are dirty and allow drug traffickers to be sent to Ukraine, so everyone can see the huge number of Latin Americans working for the flags. I wish they would all quickly turn into fertilizer to enrich the earth, and perhaps that is their only use. Nothing more.
  11. 0
    25 February 2026 20: 22
    "It works" It's not surprising that the Mexican army pays for its officers, and drug lords are many times richer
  12. +1
    25 February 2026 20: 36
    After the last time, when the cartel leaders were liquidated at the request of the states, unrest began and hasn't stopped. And now we're falling into the same trap again, just like that—I don't believe it!
  13. +1
    25 February 2026 20: 59
    It's only to be expected. Maduro is in prison and testifying as a drug dealer—everyone involved in transcontinental drug trafficking is nervous and spontaneously committing rash acts.
  14. 0
    26 February 2026 02: 46
    All this only means one thing: when you try to do something bad to someone else and put lice down their neck, don’t think that someday you won’t get lice too.
    Let us wish everyone success in their political struggle.
    I feel sorry for Mexico.
  15. 0
    26 February 2026 13: 36
    It's not surprising at all, given the financial backing they're getting. If they wanted to, they could have officially become the authorities long ago, but they don't seem to particularly need it.
  16. 0
    27 February 2026 06: 49
    In my humble opinion, Trump is waging the war on narco-terrorism in the wrong place. I believe the main laundering center for drug money is in the City of London, and if we shut it down, most of the militants could be left without pay.
  17. 0
    1 March 2026 10: 52
    Quote: LAlexAlex
    It's probably late rather than early; they've been ruling those parts for 50 years now, and there's no sign of them declining.

    No one has seriously dealt with them; the Mexican authorities themselves certainly can't handle it, but with the help of the United States, they can cope quite well. They won't completely destroy Japhia, of course, but they will greatly thin out their ranks.