CJNG leader ‘El Mencho’ killed in raid; unrest erupts across Mexico as succession fight looms Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the elusive boss of Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel, died in custody after an early-morning shootout with Mexican special forces, authorities said, in an operation aided by U.S. intelligence. The capture and killing of the crime boss, known as “El Mencho,” was hailed as a major breakthrough in Mexico’s long war with drug gangs. U.S. officials have accused the CJNG of trafficking cocaine, heroin,…

El Mencho killed; cartel reprisals leave at least 26 dead across Mexico as U.S., Canada issue travel warnings At least 25 members of Mexico’s National Guard and one security guard have been killed in cartel attacks following the capture and death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the infamous Jalisco New Generation Cartel boss known as “El Mencho,” Mexico’s security authorities said Monday. Oseguera, long considered Mexico’s most-wanted cartel leader, died in custody after being wounded during a Mexican special forces operation…

Mexico’s security forces killed Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, the elusive boss of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in a military raid that set off sweeping retaliatory violence across multiple states, disrupted travel and put the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum under intense pressure at home and from the United States. Oseguera, 60, died in custody after being injured during an operation by Mexican special forces in the town of Tampalpa on the Pacific coast of Jalisco, according to Mexico’s defense ministry. His…

Mexico’s most wanted drug lord, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, was killed in a military raid on the Pacific coast, triggering sweeping retaliation by his cartel across multiple states and prompting urgent travel warnings from the United States and Canada. Oseguera, 60, the elusive leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG, died in custody after being wounded in a special forces operation in the town of Tampalpa in Jalisco state, Mexico’s Defense Ministry said. His body was flown to Mexico City under heavy National…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department urged American citizens in parts of Mexico to shelter in place amid escalating violence, roadblocks and widespread flight cancellations following the killing of a top cartel leader by Mexican soldiers. “Due to ongoing, widespread security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity in many areas of Mexico, US citizens should shelter in place until further notice,” the department’s consular affairs section said on the social media platform X. The notice added that…