India, Feb. 23 -- Tensions have rocked Mexico after the killing of a top drug cartel leader Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, also known as El Mencho. The infamous drug kingpin was killed during a raid by Mexican authorities in Jalisco after which criminal groups reportedly burned cars and trucks to block roads.

Oseguera or 'El Mencho' led the Jalisco New Generation Cartel or CJNG, responsible for trafficking cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl to the US. According to the US National Counterterrorism Center, the cartel also trafficked drugs to Australia, Canada, Europe, Africa and South America, Bloomberg said in a report.

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