Mexico, Jalisco
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The meet was to take place from March 5-8 at the national diving training hub in Zapopan, near Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, where there has been a surge in violence since Sunday following the capture and death of the leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera.
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho” was the boss of one of the fastest-growing criminal networks in Mexico.
The detention and killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, sparked a wave of violence in over 20 states with 252 violent events. But one of the first sparks,
El Mencho consolidated Mexico’s most powerful criminal organisations in part due to a unique franchise-based structure.
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes — known as "El Mencho" — was the boss of one of the fastest-growing criminal networks in Mexico.
Mexico’s government says a surge of online disinformation has amplified cartel violence and spread panic since the death of the country's most powerful drug lord.