EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Residents on both sides of the U.S. Mexico border say violence in Mexico is weighing on their daily lives, even as law enforcement officials emphasize that El Paso remains one of the safest cities in the country.
The reaction follows the death of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Cervantes, a development experts describe as a significant blow to one of the world’s most violent criminal organizations.
Robert Almonte, former U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas and retired Deputy Chief of the El Paso Police Department, said El Paso residents should feel secure despite unrest in parts of Mexico…