Rep. Dan Crenshaw said its time for expanded military action against Mexican cartels after a joint raid killed a "El Mencho" on Sunday.

U.S. intelligence helped Mexican forces kill "El Mencho," leader of Jalisco cartel on Sunday, sparking violent retaliation and chaos across Mexico.

By Leila Miller, Emily Green and Lizbeth Diaz Feb 22 (Reuters) - Within hours of the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, better known as El Mencho, in a military raid on Sunday, gunmen suspected to be his supporters blocked highways across several states and set cars and businesses ablaze.

Americans should consider canceling their spring break plans to Mexico after cartel violence engulfed Puerto Vallarta the killing of the country’s most brutal drug lord “El Mencho” last weekend, according to a top travel security expert.

The body count taken by security officials included security forces, suspected cartel members and others. Officials did not offer details, and the circumstances of most of the deaths were unclear. Oseguera Cervantes was the boss of one of the fastest-growing criminal networks in Mexico,