Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has called the operation a major victory for the whole world

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has praised Mexico’s security forces for eliminating one of the country’s most wanted drug lords, calling it a major victory for the region and the world.

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as El Mencho, was wounded during a joint operation led by the Mexican army in the town of Tapalpa in the western state of Jalisco, and later died while being flown to Mexico City, the Mexican Defense Ministry said. He led the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of Mexico’s most powerful criminal…

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