BREAKING: Mexico’s Most-Wanted Cartel Boss Killed by Security Forces, Officials Say Nemesio

The 59-year-old was the leader of a gang that in recent years had become Mexico’s most powerful and notorious criminal organisation: the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

While less internationally famous than the Sinaloa cartel of the now imprisoned Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the Jalisco group is a household name in Mexico, where it is infamous for its displays of ultraviolence and its big, military-style arsenal.

Four cartel members were killed at the scene, while another three died while being flown to Mexico City, among them El Mencho.