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Mexican officials said that about 80% of the recovered weapons in crime scenes were purchased in the United States and smuggled across the border.
Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes was a feared Mexican drug lord and the leader of a ruthless cartel accused of masterminding efforts to push fentanyl into the United States.
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Who was El Mencho? What drug lord’s killing means for Mexico
US-backed operation that killed El Mencho sparks a wave of violence across the country.
A clandestine romantic meeting wasn't as secret as fentanyl kingpin "El Mencho" believed, leading to a fierce gunfight and the end of a narco-era.
Documents reveal the fall of “El Mencho" was the culmination of an aggressive “total elimination" strategy pursued by the U.S. against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
El Mencho's Jalisco New Generation Cartel has been one of the most significant suppliers of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine into the United States.
The Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States’ most wanted fugitives.
“El Mencho” has long been pursued by U.S. and Mexican authorities for fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking.
The killing of El Mencho drew a wave of praise from Washington — and a measured response from Mexico City on the limits of U.S. involvement in the operation.
Like other drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," had spent years avoiding the spotlight.
Mexico's operation to capture cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," ended in his death and sparked massive violence. CBS News' Karen Hua reports.