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Explore the impact of El Mencho's death on the CJNG cartel and its military connections, leading to violence and power struggles in Mexico.

The kingpin was known for his ruthless methods, including sending severed pigs’ heads to lawyers and threatening to kill police officers ‘and your dogs’

The violence erupted just under four months before Mexico City hosts the opening match of the World Cup between Mexico and South Africa.

Mexico's drug war rages as powerful cartels, inspired by Pablo Escobar's model, battle for dominance. The Sinaloa Cartel and the aggressive Jalisco New Generation Cartel lead the charge, controlling vast territories and fueling violence. Older groups like the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas have weakened, leaving a landscape of shifting…

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Mexico has been gripped by tension and violence following the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as “El Mencho,” the long-time leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

Mexico has spent the last 24 hours in a state of high tension after security forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as “El Mencho”, a powerful druglord and the long-time head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

Mexican security forces kept up their battle with cartel gunmen following the killing of the country's most powerful drug lord, which sparked a surge in violence and left more than 70 people dead.

Mexico hoped the death of one of the world’s biggest fentanyl traffickers would ease the pressure

Like other drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” had spent years avoiding the spotlight