CJNG, cartel and Mexico
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Drug kingpin Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes may be dead, but the Jalisco cartel he ran for years will likely outlive him—thanks, in part, to the criminal group’s embrace of technology.
Operation targeting Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera Cervantes triggers widespread violence, leaving 25 National Guard troops dead, while governments worldwide urge caution - Anadolu Ajansı
They’re responsible for part of the homelessness,” said Bill Bodner, former Special Agent in Charge of DEA Los Angeles.
The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) has released a new installment in its Tracking Cartels infographic series, focusing on the violent rise of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).
Mexican forces killed cartel boss "El Mencho" and seized rocket launchers capable of downing aircraft, revealing CJNG's extensive military arsenal.
Juan Carlos Valencia González, known as 'El 03', reportedly becomes the new leader of Mexico's CJNG after El Mencho's death, adding complexity to US-Mexico relations.
Mexico has been rocked by retaliatory attacks from the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, known in English as the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), following the death of its leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka "El Mencho.”