US EditionMexican Army Kills 'El Mencho,' Leader of Jalisco Cartel
El Mencho led one of Mexico's largest criminal groups with 15,000–20,000 members responsible for vast fentanyl and drug trafficking, officials said.
- On Sunday, the Mexican army killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, 'El Mencho', during a Tapalpa operation where he was wounded and died en route to Mexico City.
- U.S. authorities had indicted Oseguera multiple times and offered a $15 million reward, with pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump helping prompt the raid, according to sources.
- Troops reported coming under heavy fire during the operation, with Mexican troops killing four people, arresting two cartel suspects, seizing armored vehicles and rocket launchers, and three members of the armed forces wounded.
- U.S. State Department and Global Affairs Canada issued shelter-in-place and travel advisories, while airlines suspended flights amid roadblocks and violence in Jalisco on Sunday.
- The operation effectively decapitated the Jalisco Cartel, a rival to the Sinaloa Cartel, while unrest threatens tourism in Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara ahead of this summer's World Cup matches.
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Rabat - Mexico was rocked by a wave of violence Sunday after national security forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” the Mexico was rocked by a wave of violence Sunday after national security forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” the longtime leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of the country’s most powerful and violent criminal groups.
Mexican Army Kills State Cartel Leader
The Mexican army announced on Sunday, February 22nd that it had killed Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel—in an operation that then triggered a wave of violence across parts of the country. According to a military statement, the 59-year-old drug lord was wounded in a clash with soldiers in the town of Tapalpa, in Jalisco state. He later died while being flown to Mexico City. Oseguera had a $15 …
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