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What the Future Holds for the CJNG Cartel After Leader Killed
El Mencho's death leaves a power vacuum in CJNG, prompting nationwide violent clashes and raising concerns over cartel realignment, experts say.
- On Sunday, Mexican military engaged CJNG in Tapalpa, wounded Oseguera, and he died en route to Mexico City, prompting nationwide unrest.
- Formed in 2009, the CJNG has expanded into a heavily armed, violent cartel, diversifying into extortion, fuel theft, and human trafficking, experts say.
- Officials pointed to past high-profile attacks to contextualize the reaction, with AFP reporting that authorities said `In operational tactical terms, it is a very successful operation by the government,` and analysts anticipated a reaction with such national reach.
- AFP analysis says the loss of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera positions CJNG at a crossroads, with his removal one of the biggest blows to Mexican organized crime since Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman and Ismael Zambada, and analysts warn a power vacuum could spark violent internal realignments.
- Classification as a terrorist organization frames cross-border security concerns, as the US State Department accuses CJNG of funneling drugs into the US, experts say.
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The violence is a form of retaliation because Nemesio Osguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," Mexico's most wanted man and leader of the Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) drug cartel, was killed during an arrest on February 22.
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The raid that killed the feared cartel leader “El Mencho” claimed a large number of lives. At least 25 soldiers were killed and at least 30 members of the drug cartel were killed, according to Mexico’s security minister. Mexico is paralyzed after the operation: roads are blocked and cars are set on fire.
The U.S. government collaborated with information so that the Mexican government could carry out the military operation against the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), in which yesterday its leader, Rubén (Nemesio) Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho”, was killed in Tapalpa, Jalisco, reported the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena).
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