El Mencho also called “Nemesio Rubén “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes “ Mexican drug lord and head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), an organized crime group based in Jalisco. He has been killed alongside eight other cartel members in a Mexican military operation aided by US intelligence support.
According to reports from the US and Mexican authorities, US intelligence played a role in the kingpin’s demise, giving the operation an appearance of cross-border cooperation that might be advantageous to both governments.
The removal of a cartel boss from the Mexican military hurts the criminal organization he led, at least in principle and possibly temporarily.
The men of El Mencho have responded quickly.
Retaliatory violence erupted after Mexican cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes was killed on Sunday.
The US State Department has advised Americans to “seek shelter and remain in residences or hotels” as a result of the widespread violence that has affected tourist destinations like Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara.
