The killing triggered a violent backlash from organised criminal groups, with reports of road blockades, burning vehicles and armed clashes.

After the Mexican government said it had killed one of the country’s most violent criminal figures, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho,...

By Angélica Durán-Martínez The death of a major cartel boss in Mexico has unleashed a violent backlash in which members of the criminal group have...

By Angélica Durán-Martínez The death of a major cartel boss in Mexico has unleashed a violent backlash in which members of the criminal group have...

Nemesio El Mencho Oseguera Cervantes killing: Highways have been blocked, vehicles torched, and American tourists stranded in resort cities, including...

Nemesio El Mencho Oseguera Cervantes killing: Highways have been blocked, vehicles torched, and American tourists stranded in resort cities, including...

Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the most powerful and feared criminal organisations in Mexico, have unleashed a wave of...

Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the most powerful and feared criminal organisations in Mexico, have unleashed a wave of...

“El Mencho” was the longtime head of one of the nation’s most powerful cartels. Armed groups set fire to cars and buildings across Mexico in the...

“El Mencho” was the longtime head of one of the nation’s most powerful cartels. Armed groups set fire to cars and buildings across Mexico in the...