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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El Mencho Killed: Mexican Forces Take Down CJNG Leader in Jalisco Raid
Mexican army kills Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes ('El Mencho') during capture attempt. Operation sparks road blockades, burning vehicles, airport panic and at least 14 deaths across multiple states. US provided intelligence support.
Mexican military kills cartel boss ‘El Mencho’ in US-backed raid
One of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera, or “El Mencho,” was killed in a military raid on Sunday, sparking widespread retaliatory violence. President Claudia Sheinbaum has been under mounting pressure from Washington to intensify her offensive against drug cartels blamed for producing and smuggling drugs, particularly the synthetic opioid fentanyl, across the border to the US. Oseguera, 60, the mastermind of the powerful Jali…
Nemesio Oseguera, alias "El Mencho," Mexico's most feared drug lord and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was killed in a military raid on Sunday. The criminal, wanted in the US for fentalin smuggling, carried a $15 million bounty.
Foreign Office warns travellers after Mexico drug kingpin death triggers violence
The Government has issued a warning to travellers amid an outbreak of violence across several states in Mexico, after Mexican special forces killed a powerful drug cartel boss known as “El Mencho”. Tourists and residents in the southwest state of Jalisco have been urged to stay indoors, while several airlines have cancelled flights. Burning vehicles blocked roads in Guadalajara, the state capital, which is also scheduled to host matches during t…
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