Mexico Kills CJNG Leader El Mencho, Triggering Post-Strike Violence
TL;DR
Nemesio 'El Mencho' Oseguera Cervantes, head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was killed in a western Mexico military operation, sparking clashes that left six others dead; authorities seized weapons and arrested two suspects, underscoring CJNG’s violent drug-trafficking empire and its long-running U.S. involvement.
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