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President Donald Trump on Monday called on Mexico to boost its efforts targeting drug cartels as widespread violence spread across the United States' southern neighbor one day after a military raid killed a notorious Mexican drug lord.

"Mexico must step up their effort on Cartels and Drugs!" he wrote in a social media post.

Meanwhile, as violence in Mexico escalates, the country's Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch said that 25 members of the National Guard died in attacks in Jalisco state following the capture of Jalisco New Generation cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera, alias "El Mencho," on Sunday.

A member of the Mexican army patrols the perimeter of Palacio Nacional, where President Claudia Sheinbaum will hold her daily morning press conference about the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as ‘El Mencho,’ in a military operation on Sunday, i
A member of the Mexican army patrols the perimeter of Palacio Nacional, where President Claudia Sheinbaum will hold her daily morning press conference about the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as ‘El Mencho,’ in a military operation on Sunday, i (credit: REUTERS/Raquel Cunha)

'El Mencho' was Mexico's most-wanted cartel leader

One official with the state attorney's office was also killed, Harfuch said in a press conference on Monday.

"El Mencho" was Mexico's most-wanted cartel leader, with a $15 million bounty for information leading to his capture. His death triggered waves of violence across Mexico, as cartel operatives sought revenge attacks.

Mexican Defense Minister Ricardo Trevilla said on Monday that information leading to El Mencho's capture and death stemmed from a romantic partner of the crime boss.