Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, was killed by the Mexican army. The founder and leader of CJNG, one of Mexico’s most violent cartels involved in large-scale drug trafficking, remained a shadowy figure. Here is what you probably didn't know about him.

El Mencho death: He was a police officer, and other things you didn't know about the violent Mexico drug cartel CJNG's leader

Slain drug lord El Mencho built a vast CJNG empire rooted in Jalisco, Michoacán, and Colima. His cartel dominated fentanyl routes into US hubs like Texas and California, while expanding strategic operations southward along the Guatemalan border.


‘Tracking El Mencho’: Key territories dominated by the notorious Mexican drug lord

CJNG founder El Mencho was killed in a Mexican Army raid with US intelligence support, triggering violence across Mexico. The cartel leader, once carrying a $15 million US bounty, built a global drug empire supplying fentanyl and meth to America. President Sheinbaum urged calm

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Mexico’s most wanted cartel boss El Mencho was killed in a military raid, triggering widespread violence across multiple states. CJNG members torched vehicles and attacked forces. India, US and Canada issued advisories, while flights and schools were disrupted 

Vehicles torched, roads blocked, gunmen on streets: Mexico on the boil after drug kingpin El Mencho's killing — What's happening

Following his death, the state of Jalisco saw El Mencho's supporters blocking the roads and burning vehicles, leading to postponement of four football matches. Guadalajara, the capital city of Mexican state of Jalisco, is scheduled to host four World Cup matches in coming June. 

Football matches postponed in FIFA World Cup co-host Mexico following drug lord El Mencho's death

India issued an advisory asking its citizens in Mexico to shelter in place after cartel violence erupted following El Mencho’s killing in a military raid. The US and Canada issued similar alerts as roadblocks, attacks, and flight disruptions spread across multiple Mexican states.

India, US, Canada issue advisory as violence erupts in Mexico after killing of drug lord El Mencho

CJNG leader El Mencho was killed after being wounded in a Mexican military raid in Jalisco. The operation triggered widespread violence across multiple states. The US confirmed intelligence support, calling him a major fentanyl trafficker and key narco-terror target.

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El Mencho death: He was a police officer, and other things you didn't know about the violent Mexico drug cartel CJNG's leader

Tracking El Mencho: Key territories dominated by the notorious Mexican drug lord

Was Trump involved in killing of Mexico's drug lord El Mencho?

Mexico on the boil after drug kingpin El Mencho's killing - What's happening

Football matches postponed in Mexico following drug lord El Mencho's death

India issues advisory as violence erupts in Mexico after El Mencho killing

Mexico's most wanted drug lord El Mencho killed in US-assisted operation