Mexico, El Mencho
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Mexican authorities say surveillance of a romantic partner helps special forces find and kill cartel boss Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes.
Mexican security forces killed the country’s most-wanted cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes in a high-stakes operation on Sunday that set off a spiral of violence and chaos.
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El Mencho was ‘most feared man in all of Mexico’: Owen Hanson
Former drug kingpin Owen Hanson joined NewsNation to discuss the signficance of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader's death.
Like other drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," had spent years avoiding the spotlight.
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Crenshaw praises Mexican officials after 'El Mencho' death, calls cartel 'terrorist insurgency'
Rep. Dan Crenshaw calls reported death of "El Mencho," head of Mexico's CJNG cartel, a major win against deadly fentanyl trafficking to U.S. streets.
Mexican drug cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, popular as 'El Mencho,' was killed in a military operation on Sunday
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Security forces keep up fight with cartel gunmen a day after Mexican military killed a drug lord
Meanwhile, heavily armed Mexican security forces kept up their battle with cartel gunmen following the killing that sparked a surge in violence and put the country on edge. Cartel fighters continued to block roads as smoke rose on the outskirts of the town in the state of Jalisco.