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“El Mencho,” the notorious cartel leader killed in Mexico, had a violent history

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He was known as “El Mencho” and was one of the most wanted men on the continent. The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, whose full name was Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, was killed Sunday in a military operation in western Mexico. Violent clashes broke out following the operation that led to Oseguera Cervantes’ … Read more

Chicagoans in Puerto Vallarta describe unrest after killing of cartel leader

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Violence erupted at a popular tourist destination in Mexico after the military said it killed one of the country’s most wanted drug cartel leaders on Sunday. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico on Sunday told Americans to shelter in place because of the violence that has unfolded in response to the killing of the cartel boss known … Read more