00:00A wave of violence has erupted across Mexico after the country's most wanted drug lord was killed in a military
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00:08El Mancho, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, died after being seriously injured in clashes between his supporters
00:16and the army on Sunday.
00:21The operation triggered chaos with gunmen, touching vehicles and blocking highways in more than half a dozen states.
00:28Schools were closed and authorities urged residents and foreign nationals to stay indoors.
00:34Jalisco's capital, Guadalajara, a host city for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, was left deserted with panic scenes reported at
00:41the airport and smoke scene rising over Puerto Vallarta.
00:4559-year-old Nemesio Ruben Osguera Cervantes, known as El Mancho, was a former police officer who co-founded the
00:52Jalisco New Generation cartel in 2007, Mexico's most powerful drug trafficking organisation.
01:00US officials views the group as responsible for large flows of fentanyl, metafetamin and cocaine into the US, placing a
01:07$15 million bounty on El Mancho's head.
01:12The operation comes amid pressure from US President Donald Trump on Mexico to intensify its crackdown on drug cartels a
01:19decade after the capture of rival kingpin, Joaquin El Chapo Guzman.
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