00:00The morning after the killing of Mexico's most wanted cartel boss in a military operation,
00:06calm prevails, but people in the capital are on high alert.
00:11Unfortunately, it's not the first time we're experiencing this,
00:14but this time it does seem a bit more worrying because there's no successor to these cartels.
00:18And, well, we hope that our president does something for us, protects us,
00:23because honestly, fear is palpable on the streets.
00:28Nemesio Oseguira, better known as El Mencho, died in a government raid along with six other gang members.
00:34The operation triggered a violent response across Jalisco State,
00:38which spread to other parts of the country, cartel members blocking roads,
00:42setting fire to vehicles and killing more than two dozen Mexican National Guard troops.
00:47President Claudia Scheinbaum now says peace and security are being upheld in Mexico
00:51and that all roadblocks have been cleared.
00:55The people of Mexico should feel very proud of our armed forces and the security cabinet we have.
01:01Meanwhile, the defense secretary praised U.S. intelligence support for the operation
01:06and said El Mencho's location was found through a trusted associate of a romantic partner of the drug lord.
01:13This romantic partner met up with El Mencho and on the 21st, she left the property.
01:18And information was obtained that El Mencho remained at this location.
01:24The White House has also congratulated the Mexican military for the operation.
01:28Scheinbaum has been under mounting pressure to intensify her offensive against cartels
01:32blamed for producing and smuggling fentanyl across the U.S. border.
01:36The woman's
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