The killing of Mexico’s most notorious drug lord has sparked violence on the streets of several cities as members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel retaliate. Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known by his alias “El Mencho”, was killed in a gunfight with military personnel.
The federal government has urged Australians to exercise caution while in Mexico and to reconsider their travel plans.
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