US hails Mexico after cartel kingpin killed

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has called the operation a major victory for the whole world

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has praised Mexico’s security forces for eliminating one of the country’s most wanted drug lords, calling it a major victory for the region and the world.

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as El Mencho, was wounded during a joint operation led by the Mexican army in the town of Tapalpa in the western state of Jalisco...