Mexican drug lord “El Mencho” has been killed in a military operation, an official has said.
The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, whose real name is Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, died on Sunday, the Associated Press reported.
An official, who requested anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly, told the news agency the military operation was carried out in the western state of Jalisco.
It followed several hours of roadblocks with burning vehicles in Jalisco and other states. Such tactics are commonly used by the cartels to block military operations.
The US State Department had offered a reward of up to $15m for information leading to the arrest of El Mencho. In February, the Trump administration designated the cartel as a foreign terrorist organisation.
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