Mexico erupts in violence after cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ is killed in military operation, triggering clashes and roadblocks across several states.

The Mexican army says it has killed the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in a military operation

Violence continues in several areas in Mexico following the killing of drug cartel "El Mencho" during a military operation on Sunday.

Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho, ” was killed in an operation Sunday in the western state of Jalisco, a federal official said.

Freshly printed copies of the newspaper PM bearing the headline "U.S. mapped ‘El Mencho’ and Mexico delivered the final blow, Caught between two fires," are seen at a

The Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States’ most wanted fugitives, notching a major victory

Sunday's raid was one of Mexico's highest profile blows against drug gangs responsible for smuggling ⁠billions of dollars of drugs - including fentanyl - into the U.S. In recent

Twenty-five Mexican National Guard members were dead after the country's army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, according to the Associated Press.