Major drug lord 'El Mencho' killed in Mexican military operation with US intelligence support
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Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho," the leader of the powerful Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), was killed in a Mexican military operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco, on Sunday. The operation, supported by U.S. intelligence, is a significant blow to organized crime in Mexico. Oseguera Cervantes, a major fentanyl supplier to the U.S. with a $15 million bounty, rose to power after the arrest of "El Chapo" Guzmán. The CJNG has expanded into a global trafficking organization under his leadership. The operation resulted in multiple casualties, including the injury of three Mexican soldiers, and the seizure of weapons. Following the operation, the U.S. Embassy issued shelter-in-place advisories for multiple Mexican states due to potential clashes.
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