Mexican army kills ‘El Mencho,’ Mexico’s most-wanted drug kingpin

Mexican army kills ‘El Mencho,’ Mexico’s most-wanted drug kingpin

MEXICO CITYΒ β€”Β Mexican authorities have killed one of the world’s most wanted drug-traffickers, Nemesio RubΓ©n Oseguera Cervantes, known as β€œEl Mencho,” founder and leader of the notorious Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which controls drug trafficking, extortion, fuel theft and other rackets throughout Mexico. Oseguera, believed to be 59, suffered fatal wounds during a Sunday morning military…

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Contributor: This time the U.S. isn’t hiding why it’s toppling a Latin American nation

Contributor: This time the U.S. isn’t hiding why it’s toppling a Latin American nation

In the aftermath of the U.S. military strike that seized Venezuelan President NicolΓ‘s Maduro on Jan. 3, the Trump administration has emphasized its desire for unfettered access to Venezuela’s oil more than conventional foreign policy objectives, such as combating drug trafficking or bolstering democracy and regional stability. During his first news conference after the operation,…

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