Mexican security forces killed the country’s most-wanted cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes in a high-stakes operation on Sunday that set off a spiral of violence and chaos. Oseguera ...

The vicious cartel boss El Mencho cut his teeth as a small-time drug dealer in San Francisco — where he lived for years even after being deported in the 1980s and 1990s — before becoming a most-wanted ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Mexican authorities said the cartel leader known as ‘El Mencho’ was killed after a gun battle with security forces ...

Violence swept across Mexico Sunday after the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), who had a $15 million U.S. bounty on his head, was killed in a military shootout. A U.S.

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army killed the country's most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States' most wanted fugitives on Sunday, notching a major victory while cartel members ...

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 ...

The Mexican government has killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the longtime leader of one of Mexico’s most powerful gangs, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. By Ephrat Livni The most-wanted cartel boss ...

New details are emerging regarding the death of "El Mencho," the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The U.S. Embassy issued a security alert on Feb. 22 for various parts of Mexico, advising ...

Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes was a feared Mexican drug lord and the leader of a ruthless cartel accused of masterminding efforts to push fentanyl into the United States. Once a police ...