Violence swept across Mexico Sunday after the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), who had a $15 million US bounty on his head, was killed in a military shoot-out.
News of the death of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, 59, triggered cartel members across the country to block roads, torch vehicles and businesses and send fearful residents into hiding.
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