Surveillance of romantic partner led to El Mencho’s deadly capture, Mexican authorities say

Mexican authorities say surveillance of a romantic partner helps special forces find and kill cartel boss Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes.

The death of ‘El Mencho’ exposed the reach of Mexico’s cartel crisis. Will US tourists stay away?

In nine years of wintering in Puerto Vallarta, the sun-washed resort city on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, Berl Schwartz has heard plenty of rumors about the cartel presence.

'El Mencho' tracked to secret rendezvous with romantic partner before deadly raid

Mexico's most-wanted fentanyl kingpin "El Mencho" reportedly killed after military forces tracked his romantic partner to secret meeting location.

The criminal ascent of 'El Mencho' as Mexico's most powerful drug lord

Like other drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," had spent years avoiding the spotlight.

How Mexico hunted ‘El Mencho’ with help from his lover’s ‘trusted man’ and US intelligence

Mexican security forces killed the country’s most-wanted cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes in a high-stakes operation on Sunday that set off a spiral of violence and chaos.
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El Mencho was ‘most feared man in all of Mexico’: Owen Hanson

Former drug kingpin Owen Hanson joined NewsNation to discuss the signficance of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader's death.
Latin Times

Expert Says El Mencho's Death Could Turn Jalisco Cartel Into a 'Wounded Beast' With Multiple Splintering Factions

Mexico's top security official, Omar García Harfuch, confirmed El Mencho's death and said the operation triggered reprisals by the cartel in 11 states, including 85 highway blockades and 70 arrests.

Crenshaw praises Mexican officials after 'El Mencho' death, calls cartel 'terrorist insurgency'

Rep. Dan Crenshaw calls reported death of "El Mencho," head of Mexico's CJNG cartel, a major win against deadly fentanyl trafficking to U.S. streets.