Mexico in chaos after the killing of “El Mencho”, the most wanted drug trafficker in the world

Nemesio Osegura Cervantessaid ‘El Mencho‘, founder and head ofCartello Jalisco New Generation (CJNG), was killed during a large-scale operationMexican armywith the support ofintelligence statunitense. The fifty-nine year old, believed to be one of themore powerful drug traffickersof the country, lost his life along with six of his associates in onefirefight con i militari a A fightin the State ofJaliscowhere security forces launched a massiveblitzextended to several cities, with the support ofaviation. The government has ordered the closure of theairspace sopra A fightto allow fighters to operate.

I narcosthey tried to slow down the advance of the soldiers with the so-called ‘narcoblockades‘, i.e. interrupting motorway traffic withvehicles set on fire. Local newspapers, such as ‘El Universal’ and ‘Reforma’, reported at least sixtynarco attacksin eleven states, including our neighborMichoacanbetween shops set on fire andshootings. It is not yet clear how many people died in thefirefights tra ‘hitmen‘ dei signsand men of thesafetywhich would also have involved the localities ofSan Juan de Los Lagos e Puerto Vallarta, CJNG feudi.

Chaos and panic in Jalisco

Sui media e sulle social networks circolano videonot always verifiable, which showfirefights, corpses on the streets e columns of smokethat rise from inhabited centers. In the’Guadalajara international airportcapital ofJaliscothe passengers fled in the throes ofpanicfollowing information, later denied by the police, according to which somecommandothey had raided the airport.

Flights suspended and schools closed

Diverse airlinesincludingAir Canadahanno suspended flightstowards the region and numerouspassengersthey claimed to have been stranded in aircraft landing or departing fromGuadalajara. According to theauthoritythe clashes did not involve the inside of the terminal and the situation is returning to normalnormality. Numeroussporting eventshave been canceled and tomorrow theschools will remain closedthroughout theJalisco.

The reaction of the United States and the role of Sheinbaum

Gli United Statesthey delivered greatsatisfaction per l’elimination of ‘El Mencho’on whose head they had placed abounty of 15 million dollars. “This is a great development for theMexicogli Usal’America Latinaand the world”, is the comment of the US Undersecretary of State,Christopher Landau“the good are stronger than the bad.” The US president,Donald Trumphad accused her Mexican counterpart,Claudia Sheinbaumof not doing enough in thefight against drug cartels. And Sheinbaum responded with a resounding blow: Osegura is themost important Mexican drug trafficking bossto be eliminated after the capture ofJoaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman e Ismael Zambadathe founders ofSinaloa cartelnow in prison in the USA. ‘El Mencho’, a former policeman, was in fact considered one of the main perpetrators of the flow offentanyltowards himUnited Stateswhich led Washington to classify thesigns come terrorist organizations e a minacciare dutiesagainst theMexicoif his government had not acted with greater resolve.

Frictions with Washington over the operation

L’killing the bosshas already caused somefriction with Washington. Laura Loomera very close commentator and much listened to byTrumpwrote on X that it was Osegura who eliminated OseguraUsa. The post did not go unnoticed: the operation “was planned and executed byMexican special forces“, clarified theMexican embassy a Washingtonalways on X, “the action was conducted within the scope ofbilateral cooperationcon le US authoritiesthat they providedcomplementary information“.

Consequences and retaliation of the narcos

Se Sheinbaumcan boast asuccessdestined to havepositive consequences nei bilateral relations with Washingtonl’wave of violencewho accompanied thekilling of Osegurahowever, it has not subsided and theretaliation by the narcosit may have just begun.