Name: Violence in Mexico after death of drug lord 'El Mencho' | BBC News
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Authorities in Mexico say at least 62 people have been killed following a wave of violence that broke out after the killing of the country's most wanted man.

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El Mencho, the leader of the New Jalisco New Generation cartel, died after being captured by Mexican special forces on Sunday.

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Thousands of troops have now been deployed to help bolster security across the country following a wave of reprisal attacks.

The government has ordered civilians to stay indoors as violent unrest spread to popular tourist destinations such as Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara.

Our Central America correspondent Will Grant sent this report from the city of Guadalajara, which in four months is set to host the football World Cup.

The aftermath of drug cartel fury in the hours after their leader was killed, foot soldiers of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the most powerful drug gang in Mexico, went on the rampage, burning cars, blocking roads, spreading fear.

Incidents were registered in 20 of Mexico's 32 states.

The cartel present in every corner of the country.

And this is the man whose killing prompted such violence, Nemesio Oseguera, better known as El Mencho, the petty drug dealer who rose to become the most wanted man in Mexico with a 15 million dollar reward on his head.

For Mexico's president Claudia Scheinbaum, the victory lap over El Mencho was tempered by the violence unfolding on the streets.

But she insisted normality was returning.

Today there is more calm and there is government, there are armed forces, there is a security cabinet and there is a lot of coordination.

So you can rest assured that peace, security and normality in the country are being safeguarded.

The White House also praised the operation and highlighted the role of US Intelligence in bringing down El Mencho.

So far, this has been hailed as a victory on both sides of the border.

If Claudia shamebound hopeful but he could stave off more talk of unilateral US Military action on Mexico's soil.

But the scenes of violence, including here in Guadalajara, one of the host cities of the FIFA World cup, in just a few months, that harm Mexico too.

Security remains a real concern going into world football's biggest competition.

Travelers were stranded in airports, some spending the night with the violence still taking place outside.

Despite the chaos, the Mexican government sees taking out El Mencho as ultimately making things safer Here.

The cartel continues to reign over huge swathes of Mexico.

The their income, particularly from fentanyl trafficking, worth billions of dollars a year.

In his second term, President Trump wanted to see action south of the border on two immigration and fentanyl.

The killing of El Mencho is part of Mexico's response.

The carnage on the streets is the cartels.