One official with the state attorney's office ⁠was ⁠also killed, Harfuch ⁠said in a press conference on Monday. US news reported.

"El Mencho" was ⁠Mexico's most-wanted cartel leader, with a $15 million bounty for information leading to ⁠his capture. His death triggered waves of violence ⁠across Mexico, as cartel operatives sought revenge attacks.

Mexican Defense Minister Ricardo Trevilla said on Monday that information leading to El Mencho's capture and death stemmed ⁠from a romantic partner of the crime boss