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What Is El mencho?
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- 1.Mexico's most powerful drug kingpin, Ruben N, known as El Mencho or Eleno, was reportedly killed in a military operation.
- 2.Following the operation, violent clashes erupted across Mexico, with criminal groups burning cars and trucks to block roads.
- 3.The U.S. State Department issued a warning for Americans in Mexico to shelter in place due to the unrest.
- 4.Explosions and black smoke were observed rising over Puerto Vallarta, a resort city on Mexico's Pacific coast.
- 5.Mexican military personnel conducting the operation were attacked during their efforts to capture the cartel leader.