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Pedro Camacho

El Mencho's Death Will Only Bring 'Temporary Instability' to Jalisco Cartel Network Built on Regional Alliances, Report Claims

The initials of the drug cartel "Jalisco Nueva Generacion" (CJNG) are seen in graffiti on a wall in Jalisco (Credit: Photo by ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)

The killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," is unlikely to disrupt cocaine flows toward Central America and the United States because the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) relies on a network of regional alliances rather than a permanent overseas footprint, according to an InSight Crime analysis.

Even though the report says that CJNG has no established presence outside Mexico, it does claim that it has built partnerships with criminal networks in Colombia, Ecuador, and Guatemala that facilitate cocaine trafficking into Mexico and onward to the U.S.

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