### [2026-08-30](/feed/2026/08/30/index.md)

##### Mexican drug war
# Mexican security forces kill Los Reyes cartel leader Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez and another person during an operation in Tocumbo, Michoacán, after coming under gunfire. 




### Sources:

1. [AA](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/mexico-confirms-killing-of-los-reyes-cartel-leader-in-michoacan/4044257)

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