Mexican forces kill cartel leader wanted by U.S.
Mexican military intelligence led an operation that killed Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez, known as El Güicho, during a shootout in Tocumbo, Michoacán, where authorities recovered rifles, ammunition and an all-terrain vehicle. Barragán Chávez was identified as leader of the Los Reyes Cartel and a coordinator of extortion against avocado growers, and he faced a provisional U.S. extradition warrant and a State Department reward of up to $3 million. The removal comes less than a month after soldiers arrested the cartel's prior leader, and authorities have kept forces deployed in nearby avocado-producing municipalities as part of anti-extortion efforts.
Top Los Reyes Cartel leader was killed in a Michoacán shootout.
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A cartel leader was arrested on Aug. 1, and another leader was killed soon after. Security forces remain active in main avocado-producing areas. Operations aim to reduce extortion and criminal control in the region.
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