Mexican forces kill top drug cartel leader sought by US

Mexico confirmed on Sunday that soldiers killed a powerful drug cartel leader who was among the most wanted fugitives in both Mexico and the United States.Nemesio Oseguera, the 59-year-old leader of the violent Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was wounded in a clash with soldiers in the town of Tapalpa and died while being flown to Mexico City, the army said in a statement.He had a $15 million bounty on his head.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Oseguera, whose nickname was “El Mencho,” is one of the biggest Mexican drug suspects to be taken down since the capture of the founders of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman and Ismael Zambada. Both are now serving time in the United States.Sunday’s statement said that in addition to Mexico’s own military intelligence, the raid was carried out with “complementary information” from US authorities.It said six suspected cartel gunmen besides Oseguera were killed and three soldiers were