Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, died after a security operation aimed at arresting him in Jalisco state. The defence ministry said he was seriously injured during clashes between the army and members of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, or CJNG, and later died while being transferred to Mexico City. Four cartel members were killed in Tapalpa, and three soldiers were injured. Vehicles and heavy weapons were seized. The United States had offered a 15 million dollar reward for information leading to his capture and said it provided intelligence support. His death removes one of the most wanted drug traffickers in the world and closes a chapter in Mexico’s long conflict with organised crime.
