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US tourists stranded in Mexico amid ‘really scary’ cartel violence following drug lord’s killing
Headline from KVIA El Paso, on the newest of 2 developments
CNN By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The killing of Mexican cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes on Sunday set off a wave of retaliatory violence from his gunmen, affecting areas popular with foreign tourists such as Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara.
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Mexican cartel leader 'El Mencho' killed in military operation, raising concerns in Chicago
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US tourists stranded in Mexico amid ‘really scary’ cartel violence following drug lord’s killing
The U.S. and Canada have asked citizens in Jalisco to stay in safe places and keep a low profile. Airlines have canceled flights out of Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara.
By Fidel Gutierrez, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the powerful and long-pursued head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and one of the world’s most-wanted traffickers, died following a Mexican military operation Sunday, handing the country a co…
Cartel gunmen have begun carrying out terrorist attacks in various states in Mexico in response to the death of the country’s most powerful terrorist | Border / Cartel Chronicles
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” on Sunday, decapitating what had become Mexico’s most powerful cartel and giving the government its biggest prize yet to show the Trump administration for its ef…
By Fidel Gutierrez, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the powerful and long-pursued head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and one of the world’s most wanted traffickers, died following a Mexican military operation Sunday, handing the country a co…
Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera "El Mencho" was killed in a military operation Sunday in Jalisco state, marking a major blow to organized crime amid Trump pressure.
The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho, ” in an operation Sunday, a federal official said.
Mexican military reportedly killed El Mencho, leader of terrorist-designated Jalisco cartel. Burning roadblocks and violence erupt across multiple states.
Mexico's Ministry of Defense security forces have killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, in a military operation.
By Fidel Gutierrez, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — The leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, was killed on Sunday following an operation led by Mexico’s military, the government announced.
CNN By Fidel Gutierrez, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the powerful and long-pursued head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and one of the world’s most-wanted traffickers, died following a Mexican military operation on Sunday, handing the count…
The deadly violence sparked by the military killing of an infamous cartel leader has now spread across at least two-thirds of Mexico's states, as American citizens near the border were warned to shelter in place.
By Tim Lister, Ruben Correa, CNN (CNN) — The killing of Jalisco cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera, aka “El Mencho,” could fuel a turf war among drug-trafficking gangs in Mexico, analysts say, with the rival Sinaloa cartel already riven by infighting.
School was canceled in several Mexican states and local and foreign governments alike warned their citizens to stay inside, as widespread violence erupted following the army’s killing of the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
