The killing of Jalisco Cartel (CJNG) leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," triggered immediate retaliatory violence and could set off a longer cycle of conflict as the cartel and its rivals reposition, according to an expert on cartels.
David Mora, a Mexico senior analyst at the International Crisis Group, told BBC Mundo that Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco, felt like "a ghost town" after the operation. "Empty streets, closed businesses, nobody outside," he said, noting that the aftermath "speaks to the control these organizations can have."
