US EditionMexican Army Kills 'El Mencho,' Leader of Jalisco Cartel
- In Tapalpa, Jalisco, the Mexican Defense Ministry announced that `El Mencho` was wounded during an operation Sunday and died while being air transported to Mexico City for treatment.
- Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho,' led the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and faced U.S. charges with a $15 million reward for his arrest.
- Special forces launched an operation in Tapalpa, supported by air assets and intelligence, seizing armoured vehicles and rocket launchers, and arresting two suspects.
- Videos showed roadblocks and burning vehicles across at least eight states, while Jalisco Gov. Pablo Lemus Navarro urged roughly 8 million residents to stay home and suspend transport.
- Analysts called the killing one of the biggest blows to Mexico's cartels in more than a decade, the government said it effectively decapitates a powerful cartel amid Trump administration pressure, and U.S. intelligence helped amid chaos in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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