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Violence erupts in Mexico after military kills notorious cartel leader 'El Mencho'

The drug lord was the Mexican government's biggest prize yet to show the Trump administration in its efforts to crack down on the cartels, and his death was met with a forceful reaction from the the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, known by its Spanish initials CJNG.

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00:02Violence erupted across Mexico on Sunday after security forces killed El Mencho,
00:08notorious leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation cartel.
00:12The death of the drug lord, whose real name is Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes,
00:17was met with a forceful reaction from the cartel,
00:20who blocked roads and burned cars at more than 250 points in 20 Mexican states,
00:26according to authorities.
00:28Jalisco's capital, Guadalajara, was turned into a ghost town Sunday night
00:32as civilians hunkered down, and school was canceled Monday in several states.
00:38Authorities in Jalisco, Michoacan and Guanajuato reported at least 14 dead,
00:43including seven National Guard troops.
00:46During the operation, troops came under fire and killed four people at the location.
00:51Three more people, including Oseguera Cervantes, were wounded and later died, a statement read.
00:57The U.S. State Department had offered a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest
01:04of El Mencho.
01:05The Jalisco New Generation cartel is one of the most powerful and fastest-growing criminal organizations in Mexico
01:12and began operating around 2009.
01:14In February 2025, the Trump administration designated the cartel as a foreign terrorist organization.
01:22The Jalisco Newigation Tasker Network is the president's premiered for the militia foreign Цеけて
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