Violence sweeps Mexico after most-wanted drug cartel leader killed

Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was wounded in a clash with soldiers in the town of Tapalpa, in Jalisco state, and died while being flown to Mexico City, the army said on Sunday. He had a $15 million US bounty on his head. News of his death triggered cartel members across the country to block roads, torch vehicles and businesses and send fearful residents into hiding. The streets of the state capital Guadalajara were almost empty as stores, pharmacies and gas stations shut down.