US provided intelligence support for Mexico operation that killed drug lord
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Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as \
The Mexican government's military operation that killed a prominent drug lord was executed with the help of U.S. intelligence, according to the White House.
"President Trump has been very clear – the United States will ensure narcoterrorists sending deadly drugs to our homeland are forced to face the wrath of justice they have long deserved," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a social media post that mentioned the U.S. intelligence support for the operation, which also had been announced by Mexico's defense ministry.
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," was killed in the operation. Leavitt thanked the Mexican military for military "for their cooperation and successful execution of this operation."
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