Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as the drug lord "El Mencho", was killed by Mexican special forces on Sunday in the western state of Jalisco, triggering widespread violence across the country.
El Mencho was the the co-founder and leader of one of Mexico’s most powerful criminal organisations, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), which was known for ultraviolence and using drones to attack its enemies.
