El Mencho Killed: Mexico’s most dreaded drug lord killed, El Mencho, carrying a bounty of $15 million, killed

News India Live, Digital Desk: Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known to the world as ‘El Mencho’, included in the list of the world’s richest and cruel drug smugglers, has been killed in a major operation by the Mexican Army. The death of this boss of ‘Jalisco New Generation Cartel’ (CJNG) has caused an earthquake in the drug market of Latin America. Who was El Mencho? (The Rise of a Terror)El Mencho was once an ordinary police officer, but the glitter of the crime world made him the uncrowned king of drugs. He founded the CJNG cartel, which today is active in more than half of Mexico’s states. He was known for his cruelty—be it publicly hanging rivals or shooting down a military helicopter with a rocket launcher.Empire worth thousands of crores: How much was his wealth?El Mencho had earned billions of dollars not only from drugs, but also from arms smuggling and extortion.Immense wealth: According to US investigative agencies, his net worth was more than $1 billion (about Rs. 8,300 crores). Was also overestimated. Reward: America had announced a reward of 15 million dollars for his capture. Luxuries: He had dozens of luxurious palaces, gold-plated guns, a private zoo and a fleet of luxury cars. This is how the military operation ended. To catch El Mencho, who was running underground for a long time, the Mexican army and intelligence agencies conducted an operation like ‘Surgical Strike’. Air strikes and ground action were carried out on his hideout hidden amidst dense forests, in which he was killed. After the confirmation of his death, violence has erupted in many cities of Mexico. What after El Mencho? Experts believe that ‘gang war’ may intensify in Mexico after the death of El Mencho. Now there is a possibility of a bloody conflict within the cartel for his successor, to stop which the Mexican Army is on high alert.