India, Feb. 22 -- Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), has been killed during a military operation, Mexican newspaper El Universal reported.

The announcement comes amid widespread violence across the country, including road blockades and vehicle burnings, primarily in the states of Jalisco, Michoacan, Colima, Guerrero, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Nayarit, Zacatecas, and Tamaulipas.

The news followed a federal security operation in the city of Tapalpa, Jalisco, according to a post by Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro on X.

"Federal forces carried out an operation in Tapalpa a few hours ago, which has led to confrontations in the area. Also as a result of this operation, in vari...