Operation Mongoose Azteca

Operation Mongoose Azteca
	Part of the Mexican drug war and the American 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 Ovidio Guzmán López
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 (August 1, 2022 – January 5, 2023) is the code name for a joint initiative by American and Mexican intelligence and military forces to uncover the criminal activities of the Sinaloa Cartel. This operation led to the capture of Ovidio Guzmán López (alias "El Ratón"), a son of the Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Following the operation, the Sinaloa Cartel orchestrated road blockades, gunfights, and riots in several municipalities, including Culiacán, the capital of the state of Sinaloa. After a period of sustained surveillance and joint intelligence work, Mexican forces located and recaptured Ovidio Guzmán in the town of Jesús María.