In an operation that caused a surge in violence across the nation, the Mexican army declared on Sunday that it had murdered influential drug kingpin Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera.
According to a statement from the army, Oseguera, the 59-year-old commander of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was killed while being transported to Mexico City after being injured in a fight with soldiers in the Jalisco state town of Tapalpa. He was the target of a $15 million US bounty.
In retaliation for the raid, gunmen set fire to automobiles and trucks and blocked around 20 routes in western Jalisco state, including Tapalpa. Other states were also affected by the unrest.

In retaliation for the raid, gunmen set fire to automobiles and trucks and blocked around 20 routes in western Jalisco state, including Tapalpa. Other states were also affected by the unrest.
Claudia Sheinbaum, the president of Mexico, said the federal government was working with state authorities and asked people to maintain their composure.
Oseguera, also known as "El Mencho," is one of the largest Mexican drug lords to be apprehended since Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and Ismael Zambada, the founders of the Sinaloa cartel, were apprehended. Both are currently incarcerated in the US.
According to the statement released on Sunday, the raid was conducted using "complementary information" from US authorities in addition to Mexico's own military intelligence.

According to the report, Oseguera was one of six alleged cartel members slain, and three soldiers were injured.
According to the statement, a number of weaponry, including rocket launchers that could damage armored vehicles and bring down airplanes, were seized, and two cartel suspects were taken into custody.
Jalisco state, which is set to host four World Cup games this summer, canceled all events involving sizable audiences on Sunday and in-person classes on Monday due to gunmen blocking roads with retaliatory violence.Fantastic progress for Mexico
As shops, pharmacies, and gas stations closed, Guadalajara, the state capital, was nearly deserted.
Maria Medina, who works at a gas station that caught fire, reported that armed men appeared and ordered everyone to leave."I believed they would abduct us. Medina told AFP, "I rushed to a taco stand to hide with the people there."
The resort city of Puerto Vallarta and the nearby state of Michoacan, which is also home to Oseguera's cartel, were hit by the bloodshed.
According to the US Justice Department, his cartel was established in 2009 and grew to become one of the most dangerous drug trafficking groups in Mexico.
The Jalisco cartel has been labeled a terrorist group by the US and is accused of smuggling fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine into the country.
Christopher Landau, the US Deputy Secretary of State, praised the operation and referred to Oseguera as "one of the bloodiest and most ruthless drug kingpins."

"This is great development for Mexico, the US, Latin America, and the world," he stated.
President Donald Trump of the United States pushed Mexico to stop the flow of drugs, especially fentanyl, into the country, which prompted the raid.
Trump has regularly threatened to impose taxes on goods from Mexico, claiming that Sheinbaum hasn't gone far enough in fighting the drug trade.
Following Sunday's violence, the US State Department issued a social media post advising US citizens in many areas of Mexico to "shelter in place until further notice."
Citing "shootouts with security forces and explosions" in the states of Jalisco, Guerrero, and Michoacan, Canada also issued a travel warning for a few places.
Due to the violence, numerous flights to Mexico were canceled by US and Canadian airlines.