The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” died after a confrontation with the military in western Mexico, effectively decapitating the country's most powerful cartel and giving the government its best result to date in the fight against drug trafficking.
The operation unleashed a wave of violent retribution in at least 13 of Mexico's 32 states, with stores, bank branches, and vehicles set ablaze, as well as road blockades. Authorities in the states of Jalisco, Michoacán, and Guanajuato reported at least 14 deaths, including seven members of the National Guard, and 45 arrests.
The government reported in the statement that the capture and death of the CJNG leader was achieved after military intelligence work, and within the framework of coordination and cooperation with US authorities, who provided "complementary information" for the operation.
On her social media account, President Claudia Sheinbaum congratulated the military forces and the Security Cabinet for the action, and confirmed that, as a result of the operation, various blockades and other reactions were registered, but she did not offer details.
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