Death of Jalisco New Generation Cartel boss ‘El Mencho’ follows US calls for action against traffickers
Ciara Nugent in Mexico City
Mexican authorities killed the leader of one of the country’s biggest cartels, answering US calls for tougher action against organised crime and setting off a wave of retaliatory violence.
Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho”, the head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, died on Sunday in an operation by Mexican security forces in co-ordination with US authorities in Tapalpa, Jalisco state, Mexico’s defence ministry said.
