Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader "El Mencho" was killed over the weekend during a Mexican military operation. The cartel boss has a connection to California's capital city that dates back decades.

Officials identified “El Tuli” as a top CJNG logistics and financial operator who acted as a right-hand man to "El Mencho."

Drug cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, commonly known as "El Mencho," was killed in a military operation on Feb. 22.

Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," was the leader of the notorious Jalisco New Generation Cartel prior to his death on Sunday.

Oseguera, 59, the mastermind of the ‌powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) died in custody after being injured in a military operation by Mexican special forces in the town of Tapalpa in Mexico's Jalisco state, according to Mexico's defense ⁠ministry.

Mexican soccer matches were postponed after the army reportedly killed drug lord "El Mencho" near the World Cup host city Guadalajara, triggering violence in the region.

Mexican officials said that about 80% of the recovered weapons in crime scenes were purchased in the United States and smuggled across the border.