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Violence erupts after Mexican security forces kill drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’

globalFebruary 23, 2026
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Violence erupts after Mexican security forces kill drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’
Death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, one of world’s most wanted drug traffickers, sets off wave of disorder across several Mexican states
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Death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, one of world’s most wanted drug traffickers, sets off wave of disorder across several Mexican states

  • Who was El Mencho, the former police officer who co-founded an ultraviolent cartel in Mexico?

One of the world’s most wanted drug traffickers, the Mexican cartel boss known as “El Mencho”, has been killed by security forces, Mexico’s defence ministry has confirmed. The operation set off a wave of violence, with torched cars and gunmen blocking highways in more than half a dozen states.

The drug lord, whose real name is Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, was killed on Sunday in the western state of Jalisco along with at least six alleged accomplices, the ministry said in a statement.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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