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El Mencho Killed in Tapalpa Military Operation

| Mexico

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes 'El Mencho,' the founder and supreme leader of CJNG, is killed during a joint Mexican military operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco. The operation involves Army, National Guard, Air Force, and special forces units, with confirmed U.S. intelligence support. Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch — who survived a 2020 CJNG assassination attempt — announces the kill.

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