Mexican security forces reportedly kill drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’

One of the world’s most wanted drug traffickers, known as “El Mencho”, was reportedly killed by Mexican security forces on Sunday in the western state of Jalisco. Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, 59, was the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a group that has become Mexico’s most powerful and notorious organised criminal organisation.

The US had offered a $15m (£11m) reward for his capture. He was accused of smuggling huge quantities of cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine across the southern US border. His reported death sparked immediate disorder across the region: buses were set on fire and armed groups created roadblocks with burning cars, buses and trucks in at least five states — Jalisco, Guanajuato, Nayarit, Michoacán and Tamaulipas.

Video showed clouds of smoke over Puerto Vallarta, and panicked passengers in Guadalajara, one of the 2026 World Cup host cities, ran for cover as men torched vehicles.

Mexico, Jalisco

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