One of Mexico's most notorious drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera, or "El Mencho," was killed in a military raid, sparking widespread retaliatory violence.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has been under mounting pressure from the US to intensify her offensive against drug cartels blamed for producing and smuggling drugs, particularly the synthetic opioid fentanyl, across the border.
Mr Oseguera, 60, the mastermind of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) died in custody after being injured in a military operation by Mexican special forces in the town of Tampalpa on Mexico's Pacific coast in Jalisco state, according to Mexico's defence ministry.
His corpse arrived in Mexico City yesterday afternoon in a heavily guarded convoy of National Guard troops.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later posted on social media that the United States provided intelligence support.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum urged citizens to remain calm and stay informed amid unrest in several regions of the country following the death of the leader of Mexico's largest cartel, and expressed gratitude to the army and security forces for their work.
ReplyDeleteLa estrategia que permitió el arresto del dirigente del Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera, alias Mencho, se realizó de manera eficiente, destacó la vocera de la Casa Blanca, Karoline Leavitt.
ReplyDelete"La Administración Trump elogia y agradece a las Fuerzas Armadas mexicanas por su cooperación y la exitosa ejecución de este operativo", indicó en un mensaje de X.
De igual manera, la funcionaria dijo que EEUU brindó "apoyo de inteligencia" al Gobierno mexicano para el operativo desplegado este 22 de febrero en Tapalpa, Jalisco (occidente) donde, tras un enfrentamiento entre las Fuerzas Armadas y el grupo delictivo, el Mencho resultó herido y, posteriormente, falleció en su traslado a la Ciudad de México.