MEXICO CITY: Certainly one of Mexico’s most infamous drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera, or El Mencho, was killed in a army raid on Sunday (Feb 22), sparking widespread retaliatory violence.
President Claudia Sheinbaum has been underneath mounting strain from Washington to intensify her offensive towards drug cartels blamed for producing and smuggling medicine, notably the artificial opioid fentanyl, throughout the border to america.
Oseguera, 60, the mastermind of the highly effective Jalisco New Era Cartel (CJNG), died in custody after being injured in a army operation by Mexican particular forces within the city of Tapalpa on Mexico’s Pacific coast in Jalisco state, in response to Mexico’s defence ministry.
His corpse arrived in Mexico Metropolis on Sunday afternoon in a closely guarded convoy of Nationwide Guard troops.
Mexican forces led and carried out the raid with intelligence help from the US, sources mentioned.
A brand new US-military-led job power performed a task, a US defence official informed Reuters. Mexico’s defence ministry mentioned it acquired “complementary data” from the US.
After experiences of El Mencho’s loss of life, cartel henchmen blockaded highways with burning vehicles and torched companies in additional than half a dozen states, paralysing components of the nation. No civilian deaths have been reported.
In Jalisco’s common seashore resort of Puerto Vallarta, frightened vacationers on social media described a “warfare zone” as plumes of darkish smoke rose into the sky from across the bay. Air Canada, United Airways, Aeromexico and American Airways suspended flights within the space.
