El Mencho was the last of the old guard—the final mass-trafficking titan standing alongside El Chapo and El Mayo—now fallen, marking the end of an era in Mexican organized crime. The era, typified by fame and big names splashed across books,

Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho, ” was killed in an operation Sunday in the western state of Jalisco, a federal official said.

Charred vehicles cluttered deserted streets as residents started to emerge from their homes in Guadalajara, which was hit hard by violence after the death of a cartel leader.