As news of El Mencho’s killing spread, a wave of violence swept across the country. And some fear worse could follow.

Mexico's most powerful drug boss ‘El Mencho’ killed, sparking cartel violence nationwide

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The killing of Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel, also known as “El Mencho”, who had long been on the run from the authorities, led to a wave of violence across the country, plunging some parts into a state of chaos.