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Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known by his alias "El Mencho", died after a gunfight between military personnel and members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

Hours later, vehicles were set alight, roads blocked and shopfronts torched in a show of retaliation by members of the cartel in eight states.

Experts say El Mencho's death is unlikely to significantly disrupt his cartel's drug trade or curb violence.

In the hours after Mexico's most wanted drug cartel leader was shot and killed in a special forces raid vehicles were set alight to block major roads and shopfronts were torched in a show of retaliation in eight states.

Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known by his alias "El Mencho", was "seriously injured" in a gunfight between military personnel and members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) on Sunday, the Mexican Defense Department announced.

He died while being airlifted to Mexico City, authorities said.

Car fires and road blockades appeared in eight different Mexican states after Oseguera Cervantes's death. (Reuters: Supplied / @morelifediares via Instagram/Youtube)

While Mexican authorities and the Trump administration in the United States applauded the efforts of soldiers involved, Oseguera Cervantes's death will likely have no impact on Mexico's multinational drug trade or curb violence, according to multiple experts.

The daylight operation to target and detain Oseguera Cervantes was spearheaded by Mexico's National Intelligence Center, its special forces military unit, air force and national guard, authorities said.