Mexican cartel boss 'El Mencho' killed

Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, commonly known as 'El Mencho,' has been killed in a military raid, Mexican officials said on Sunday, as the country's government has been ramping up pressure on cartels after U.S. intervention threats.



Mexico's defense ministry said ⁠a shootout in the western state of Jalisco left Oseguera seriously injured and he died during an air transfer to Mexico City.



The ministry noted that U.S. authorities had provided "complementary information."



The operation set off a wave of violence, with torched cars and gunmen blocking highways in more than half a dozen states.



An ex-police officer, Oseguera was the shadowy leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation ​Cartel (CJNG), an outfit named for the western state that is home to one of Mexico's biggest cities, Guadalajara.



Over a relatively short period of time, the CJNG morphed into an international criminal enterprise rivaling former allies in the Sinaloa Cartel, the gang of captured ‌kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, now ‌in a U.S. prison.