Operation Mongoose Azteca

Operation Mongoose Azteca
	Part of the Mexican Drug War and the war on drugs
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 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. 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.