00:02Dark plumes of smoke from burning vehicles marred the picturesque skyline of Mexico's
00:07Puerto Vallarta, a resort city in the state of Chalisco, on Sunday after Mexican cartel
00:13boss El Mencho was killed in a military raid.
00:16Nemesio Oseguera, commonly known as El Mencho, has been killed in a military raid, Mexican
00:23officials said on Sunday, as the country's government has been ramping up pressure on
00:27cartels after U.S. intervention threats.
00:30After reports of El Mencho's death, cartel henchmen blockaded highways with burning cars
00:35and torched businesses in more than a half a dozen states, paralyzing parts of the country.
00:41No civilian deaths have been reported.
00:43Mexico's defense ministry said a shootout in the western state of Chalisco left Oseguera
00:48seriously injured and the 60-year-old died during an air transfer to Mexico City.
00:53The ministry noted that U.S. authorities had provided complementary information.
01:00Oseguera, a former police officer, founded and oversaw the rapid rise of the Chalisco
01:05New Generation Cartel, CJNG, named for the western state of Chalisco that is home to one
01:11of Mexico's biggest cities, Guadalajara.
01:14In recent years, CJNG has expanded into one of Mexico's most powerful cartels, known for violent
01:21tactics including forced labor and forced recruitment.
01:36event.
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