Mexico: bounty raised over $1m on drug cartel kingpin `El Mencho`
(The Guardian Mexico)

Mexico and US DEA team up against cartels after failed attempts to capture one of the most powerful figures still on the looseMexican authorities have raised the bounty on one of the country´s most bloodthirsty cartel kingpins - Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as `El Mencho` - whose underlings have deployed waves of violence to thwart attempts at detaining him. Related: `The only two powerful cartels left`: rivals clash in Mexico`s murder capital Why did Mexico launch its war on drugs? Related: `Can`t fight evil with evil`: life in Mexico`s most murderous town Continue reading...