Operation Mongoose Azteca

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Operation Mongoose Azteca
Part of the Mexican Drug War
Date August 1, 2022 – January 5, 2023 Location Jesús María, Culiacán Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico Result Mexican government victory, operation successful Recapture of Guzmán
Belligerents
Mexico United States	Sinaloa Cartel
Commanders and leaders
Andrés Manuel López Obrador Luis Cresencio Sandoval Rosa Icela Rodríguez Velázquez Audomaro Martínez Zapata Alfredo Salgado Vargas	Ovidio Guzmán López
Units involved
United States U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection Mexico National Intelligence Centre Mexican Army Special Forces Corps Mexican Air Force Mexican Navy	Sinaloa Cartel factions Los Chapitos (also known as "Los Menores" or "La Chapiza") Los Ninis

Operation Mongoose Azteca^[1][2] is the code name for a joint operation carried out by US and Mexican intelligence and military forces to detect the criminal activities of the Sinaloa Cartel and which led to the capture of the son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Ovidio Guzmán López, aka "El Ratón". After this successful operation, several municipalities including the capital of the state of Sinaloa, Culiacán, were the target of road blockades, gun fights and several other riots, orchestrated by militant forces of the Sinaloa Cartel.^[3][4] After constant tracking and joint intelligence activities between the United States and Mexico, a Sinaloa Cartel convoy was located in the town of Jesus María, where Ovidio Guzmán was recaptured.^[5]