How Mexico hunted ‘El Mencho’ with help from his lover’s ‘trusted man’ and US intelligence
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 drug cartel and thrusting swaths of the nation into chaos.
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2 developments- Feb 22Mexican army kills leader of powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel
- Feb 24How Mexico hunted ‘El Mencho’ with help from his lover’s ‘trusted man’ and US intelligence
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