Inside Mexico's Decision to Take Down a Drug Lord
Mexican authorities killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, triggering nationwide violence and raising fears of prolonged instability. The operation, conducted with U.S. intelligence support but without American troo
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