{
  "id": 4899523,
  "title": "‘El Wicho,’ Los Reyes Cartel Leader in Michoacán, Killed in Army Operation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/el-wicho-los-reyes-cartel-leader-in-michoacan-killed-in-army-operation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T16:31:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/mexico-el-wicho-los-reyes-cartel-killed-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez, 'El Wicho' or 'R-5,' second-in-command of the Cártel de Los Reyes, was killed in an Army operation in Los Reyes, Michoacán. The U.S. had offered US$3 million for his capture. The post ‘El Wicho,’ Los Reyes Cartel Leader in Michoacán, Killed in Army Operation appeared first on The Rio Times .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}