Mexico confirms 25 military dead: The Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, reported on Monday that 25 members of the National Guard lost their lives on Sunday in the violent clashes that shook several states of the country following the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias ‘el Mencho’, leader of the Jalisco Cartel – New Generation (CJNG), after a federal operation.
During the presidential press conference, the official explained that some 70 members of organized crime were detained for the roadblocks in seven states such as Jalisco and Michoacán (west), while regretting that there were “cowardly attacks” that caused the death of “25 military personnel. Likewise, 30 members of the CJNG lost their lives in the clashes, García Harfuch added.
Coordinated violence leaves 27 attacks and 85 blockades in 11 Mexican states
According to the Security Secretary, there were “violent reactions” from organized crime in several states.
Such as blockades, burning of vehicles or attacks on gas stations, as well as attacks against authorities.
A total of 27 attacks against security forces were recorded, six of which occurred in Jalisco, western Mexico, where 25 military personnel were killed, as well as a custodian and a member of the state attorney general’s office.
In addition, in Michoacán, a neighboring state to Jalisco, there were 15 armed attacks in which 15 state and local police officers were wounded.
García Harfuch detailed that most of the blockades were “withdrawn” and that, for the moment, there is “no news” of new blockades today.
“The main roads were released and the points that remained affected are under operational control and in their total liberation”.
“There were 85 blockades on federal highways in Baja California, State of Mexico, Michoacan, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Zacatecas,” said the head of Security.
Federal forces restore order
The main roadways were cleared
Omar García Harfuch
These events were attended by security forces in cooperation with local authorities.
With the objective of “containing the actions of criminal groups, protecting citizens, freeing roads and reestablishing mobility,” added the official.
As a result, said Harfuch, “by the end of the day there would be no more violent events in the country like those recorded yesterday, Sunday”.
The killing of El Mencho was the result of intelligence information provided by the United States, according to the Mexican Defense Ministry.
Washington accused him of leading a “reign of terror” in Mexico and destroying “countless lives” by trafficking fentanyl.
It offered up to $15 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.
Under his command, the CJNG expanded its presence in Mexico and strengthened drug trafficking routes.
Including fentanyl to the United States, which placed him among the most wanted drug traffickers in both countries.
With information from EFE
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