6 hours agoThe Mexican Army kills the leader of the powerful drug trafficking cartel for whom the US had offered $15m.
Periskopi(5 months ago)
(5 months ago)Mexican drug boss “El Mencho” was killed in a military operation, an official said. The leader of Jalisco's New Generation Cartel, whose real name is Nemesio Rubén orguera Cervantes, died on Sunday, writes foreign media An official, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized [...]
Jalisco's New Generation Cartel leader, whose real name is Nemesio Rubén orguera Cervante, died on Sunday, writes foreign media
An official who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, has said the military operation was conducted in the western state of Jalisco.
Jalisco koro fuego, los mugroso del CJNG han atacado a la jalbción civil inncendiandado sus vhíbullos transfer un operational federal en Tapalapa to the detector a sus de líderes https://t.co/gluTvoSJc0 Pic.twitter. com/ POS7VQKSTT
) Blog del Narco México (@blogdelnarcomex) Febrighty 22, 2026
It followed several hours of traffic jams burned in Jalisco and other countries.
Such tactics are usually used by cartels to block military operations, records Telegraph, broadcast Periscope.
The US State Department had offered a reward of up to $15m for information leading to El Mencho's arrest.
In February, the Trump administration declared the cartel a foreign terrorist organisation. /Periscope
