25 Mexican troops dead after operation that killed drug lord
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At least 25 National Guard members were killed by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel after the military operation that led to drug lord Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera's death, Mexico's security secretary said Monday.
Omar Garcia Harfuch added that a prison guard, a member of the state prosecutor's office and 30 members of Oseguera's criminal organization were also killed in the unrest that followed the capture of Mexico's most-wanted man on Sunday.
Oseguera, who was wounded in a clash with soldiers in Jalisco state, died Sunday while being flown to Mexico City.
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Earlier Sunday, the Mexican army confirmed that Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as “El Mencho,” was killed during a military operation in the western state of Jalisco, delivering a major blow to organized crime in Mexico.
Oseguera, the long‑time leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the country’s most powerful and violent criminal organizations, was reportedly wounded in a raid by Mexican security forces in the mountainous town of Tapalpa and died while being flown to Mexico City for medical treatment, the Defence Ministry said.
The operation, backed by intelligence support from the United States, aimed to capture Oseguera but resulted in an intense firefight with cartel members. The death marks the most significant takedown of a Mexican drug kingpin since the capture of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
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