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El Mencho Had Reportedly Secured 2026 World Cup Tickets to Cement Alliances Before His Killing

FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed the World Cup will go on as planned, adding that the organization has "total confidence in Mexico"

Latin Times

Mexico authorities hand over body of drug lord ‘El Mencho’ to his family

Mexican prosecutors say they have returned the body of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, to his family

The Independent UK

‘Iron river’: Mexico’s cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from US

Lax American gun laws mean weapons are readily available to buy and smuggle south of the border

The Guardian - UK

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This Is the Top Venezuelan Official at the Top of the U.S. Most Wanted List After El Mencho's Death

Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela's interior minister and a senior ruling-party figure, is now the highest-priority target on the U.S. reward list following the recent death of Mexican cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho."

Latin Times

Cartel Expert Warns of Hydra Effect After El Mencho's Death: 'Cut Off One Head, Another Grows'

"Without structural efforts to combat corruption," added investigative journalist Antonio Nieto, "there will be no evident change for ordinary people"

Latin Times

Mexico's Top Security Official Lists The Potential Successors Of El Mencho: 'Two Are More Likely'

Mexican Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch detailed the potential successors of Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho and longtime leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, after his killing on Sunday.

Latin Times

More Than 170 Arrested, 30 Suspected Jalisco Cartel Operatives Killed in Clashes After El Mencho's Killing

Roadblocks, killings, carjackings and arson attacks on businesses have been among the most frequent crimes carried out by cartel associates in more than 20 states since the killing of Jalisco Cartel leader El Mencho.

Latin Times

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Where Is Maria Julissa? OnlyFans Model Hunted By Cartel Spies After El Mencho's Death

Reports in Mexico say cartel loyalists are hunting OnlyFans model Maria Julissa after the death of alleged CJNG leader 'El Mencho'. Julissa denies any involvement, while officials have described an intelligence trail that points elsewhere.

International Business Times UK

Local Shares What Daily Life Really Looks Like Amid Mexico’s Cartel Violence (Q&A)

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Shell-shocked and tense: inside the Mexican tourist town where ‘El Mencho’ made his last stand

Tapalpa deserted and scared by day of terror when military raid brought feared drug lord’s reign to an end

The Guardian - UK

In 'El Mencho's' last redoubt, a crucifix, saint candles and a handwritten psalm

Items inside cartel boss “El Mencho’s” hideout showed a strong streak of popular religious devotion

The Independent UK

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Two of El Mencho's Alleged Bodyguards Transferred to Mexico's Highest-Security Prison

Those taken by the National Guard to El Altiplano were identified as Andrés "N" and Genaro "N," described as suspected members of El Mencho's security personnel. Both appeared remotely before a judge.

Latin Times

Who Will Lead El Mencho's $20B Drug Empire Following His Death? Here's What We Know

Explore the potential successors of El Mencho's $20 billion empire and the challenges they face in the world of organized crime.

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The Times of India

Beyond Netflix and Narcos: The real story of drug cartels ruling over Mexico

The death of El Mencho did not end cartel power; it exposed how deeply entrenched it has become. This piece examines the real history behind the Netflix mythology, tracing the rise of Mexican cartels from Colombian cocaine transporters to global criminal empires. It explores how figures such as Miguel Ángel…

The Conversation

La Jefa: the wife of slain drug kingpin El Mencho and the women at the heart of the cartels

The death of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), on February 22 was immediately framed as the fall of a narco kingpin. Images of gun battles, torched vehicles and retaliatory violence dominated headlines. Commentators spoke of a power vacuum, of fragmentation, of…

Latin Times

El Mencho's Security Was Not On High Alert When He Was Captured Because The Drug Lord Had Hosted a Party The Night Before

The security team of Ruben Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho" and longtime leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, was not on high alert the day he was captured because the drug lord had hosted a party the night before, according to a new report.

Latin Times

El Mencho Wasn't Able To Constantly Change Locations Because He Had a Late-Stage Kidney Disease: Report

Ruben Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho" and longtime leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, wasn't able to be constantly on the move and avoid law enforcement because he had a late-stage kidney disease, according to a new report.

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Mexican Jalisco cartel may survive El Mencho's demise, experts warn

The fall of "El Mencho" opens a new scenario for the CJNG: a decentralised cartel with a criminal franchise model and international presence that could survive the absence of its leader.

Latin Times

Mexican Officials Believed Trump Admin Could Launch Unilateral Raid In The Country If They Didn't Take On El Mencho

Mexican officials believed that the Trump administration could launch a unilateral raid in the country if they didn't take on Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," the longtime leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).

Latin Times

Mike Johnson Says He Was 'This Close' to Removing Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib for Heckling Trump During SOTU

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was "this close" to ordering Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib escorted off the House floor during President Trump's State of the Union address due to their heckling.

Latin Times

Family Of El Mencho Put a Request For His Body To The Mexican Government, Prosecutor Says

The family of Ruben Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho" and longtime leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, put a request to retrieve his body after his killing by Mexican forces on Sunday.

Latin Times

Mexican President Sheinbaum Says She Talked With Trump About The Operation That Killed El Mencho: 'He Called Me'

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she had a conversation with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump about the operation that killed Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," the longtime leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) on Sunday.

Latin Times

Handwritten Bible Psalm Discovered in El Mencho's Luxury Cabin: 'Though a Thousand Fall at Your Side'

A handwritten version of Psalm 91 was found inside the luxury cabin where Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," was located and fatally wounded during a military operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco.

Latin Times

El Mencho's Stepson Emerges as Leading Heir After His Killing But He 'Still Lacks Influence,' Expert Says

Juan Carlos Valencia González, the California-born stepson of slain Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho", has emerged as a leading contender to take control of the organization following his stepfather's killing.

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