Romantic partner’s tip leads to El Mencho’s capture and death in CJNG raid
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Mexican forces, aided by U.S. intelligence, tracked Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes—El Mencho—after a romantic partner’s tip led them to his Tapalpa hideout; he and two bodyguards were wounded, captured, and died en route to Mexico City, as the CJNG faces upheaval and possible retaliation.
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