Eight cartel members killed in military operation, Mexico's defense secretary says
Catherine Nicholls and Gerardo Lemos
Eight members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel were killed in the Mexican military operation to capture the head of the organized crime group yesterday, the country’s defense secretary General Ricardo Trevilla Trejo said a short while ago.
The military began a ground operation to arrest cartel boss Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, Trevilla said, after which a “very violent clash” between cartel members and Mexican special forces ensued.
“It was truly a very violent attack by the organized crime personnel,” Trevilla told reporters.
Ammunition and missile launchers were seized during the operation, Trevilla added.
In May 2015, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel shot down a military helicopter.
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