Mexico sends thousands of soldiers to stop violence after death of drug lord

Mexico sends thousands of soldiers to stop violence after death of drug lord

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At least 25 members of Mexico’s National Guard have died in Jalisco state since the violence erupted, the country’s security minister said.

El Mencho was captured after forces tracked down a romantic partner he was meeting, according to defence secretary Trevilla.

The drug lord was was seriously injured in a firefight between his bodyguards and the military commandos deployed to capture him, and he died while the military was transporting him from the town of Tapalpa to the capital, Mexico City.

At least six of El Mencho’s security guards were also killed in the operation, while three members of the Mexican military were injured, the defence ministry said.

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