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Twenty-five members of the Mexican National Guard were left dead in six separate attacks after special forces killed the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the country’s security secretary said Monday as much of Mexico feared more violence. FRANCE 24's Camille Knight reports.
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FRANCE 24's Mexico City correspondent Ioan Grillo says that the loss of 25 National Guard troops will be devastating for Mexico. News of the death of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, triggered spasms of violence, with cartel members blocking roads in 20 states and torching vehicles and businesses. At least 25 National Guard members were killed in subsequent clashes.
#Mexico #cartel #ElMencho
FRANCE 24's Mexico City correspondent Ioan Grillo says that the loss of 25 National Guard troops will be devastating for Mexico. News of the death of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, triggered spasms of violence, with cartel members blocking roads in 20 states and torching vehicles and businesses. At least 25 National Guard members were killed in subsequent clashes.
#Mexico #cartel #ElMencho
Twenty-five members of the Mexican National Guard were left dead in six separate attacks after special forces killed the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the country’s security secretary said Monday as much of Mexico feared more violence. FRANCE 24's Camille Knight reports.
#Mexico #cartel #ElMencho
Mexico fears more violence after army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel
President #ClaudiaSheinbaum urged calm Monday & authorities said all of the >250 #cartel roadblocks across 20 states had been cleared. The president was expected to address the situation at her daily news briefing Monday morning.
The #Trump admin confirmed that the #US provided #intelligence support to the operation to capture the cartel leader & applauded #Mexico’s army for taking down a man who was one of the most wanted criminals in both countries.
Also killed were a prison guard, an agent from the state prosecutor’s office & a woman whom García Harfuch did not identify. He also said some 30 criminal suspects were killed in Jalisco & 4 others were killed in Michoacan.
Several Mexican states canceled school on Monday, with local & foreign governments warning their citizens to stay inside after widespread #violence erupted.
#law #Mexico #CJNG #Cartel #DrugTrafficking #CriminalEmpire #OrganizedCrime #terrorism #geopolitics
Oseguera Cervantes, known as “ #ElMencho” was the boss of one of the fastest-growing #criminal networks in #Mexico, notorious for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine & cocaine to the #US & staging brazen attacks against government officials who challenged it.
He was killed during a shoot-out in his home state of Jalisco as the Mexican military attempted to capture him. #Cartel members responded with violence across the country, blocking roads & setting fire to vehicles.
25 Mexican National Guard troops left dead during the operation that killed #cartel leader '#ElMencho'
#Mexico #Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said Monday 25 members of the Guardia Nacional were left dead in Jalisco in 6 separate attacks after the killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel [#CJNG] leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.
#law #DrugTrafficking #CriminalEmpire #OrganizedCrime #terrorism #geopolitics
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-jalisco-cartel-mencho-sheinbaum-trump-226e50edc33f981d5d6509acc7021ae5
Also killed were a prison guard, an agent from the state prosecutor’s office & a woman whom García Harfuch did not identify. He also said some 30 criminal suspects were killed in Jalisco & 4 others were killed in Michoacan.
Several Mexican states canceled school on Monday, with local & foreign governments warning their citizens to stay inside after widespread #violence erupted.
#law #Mexico #CJNG #Cartel #DrugTrafficking #CriminalEmpire #OrganizedCrime #terrorism #geopolitics
President #ClaudiaSheinbaum urged calm Monday & authorities said all of the >250 #cartel roadblocks across 20 states had been cleared. The president was expected to address the situation at her daily news briefing Monday morning.
The #Trump admin confirmed that the #US provided #intelligence support to the operation to capture the cartel leader & applauded #Mexico’s army for taking down a man who was one of the most wanted criminals in both countries.
Oseguera Cervantes, known as “ #ElMencho” was the boss of one of the fastest-growing #criminal networks in #Mexico, notorious for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine & cocaine to the #US & staging brazen attacks against government officials who challenged it.
He was killed during a shoot-out in his home state of Jalisco as the Mexican military attempted to capture him. #Cartel members responded with violence across the country, blocking roads & setting fire to vehicles.
Also killed were a prison guard, an agent from the state prosecutor’s office & a woman whom García Harfuch did not identify. He also said some 30 criminal suspects were killed in Jalisco & 4 others were killed in Michoacan.
Several Mexican states canceled school on Monday, with local & foreign governments warning their citizens to stay inside after widespread #violence erupted.
#law #Mexico #CJNG #Cartel #DrugTrafficking #CriminalEmpire #OrganizedCrime #terrorism #geopolitics
25 Mexican National Guard troops left dead during the operation that killed #cartel leader '#ElMencho'
#Mexico #Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said Monday 25 members of the Guardia Nacional were left dead in Jalisco in 6 separate attacks after the killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel [#CJNG] leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.
#law #DrugTrafficking #CriminalEmpire #OrganizedCrime #terrorism #geopolitics
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-jalisco-cartel-mencho-sheinbaum-trump-226e50edc33f981d5d6509acc7021ae5
Oseguera Cervantes, known as “ #ElMencho” was the boss of one of the fastest-growing #criminal networks in #Mexico, notorious for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine & cocaine to the #US & staging brazen attacks against government officials who challenged it.
He was killed during a shoot-out in his home state of Jalisco as the Mexican military attempted to capture him. #Cartel members responded with violence across the country, blocking roads & setting fire to vehicles.
25 Mexican National Guard troops left dead during the operation that killed #cartel leader '#ElMencho'
#Mexico #Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said Monday 25 members of the Guardia Nacional were left dead in Jalisco in 6 separate attacks after the killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel [#CJNG] leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.
#law #DrugTrafficking #CriminalEmpire #OrganizedCrime #terrorism #geopolitics
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-jalisco-cartel-mencho-sheinbaum-trump-226e50edc33f981d5d6509acc7021ae5
Mexico fears more violence after army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel
