Trump’s 8-minute call to Sheinbaum after the death of “El Mencho”

As the president detailed in a press conference, the call It was done on Mondaylasted eight minutes and was focused on the country’s security situation after the violent reaction of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel after the fall of its leader.

“It was a short call to see how things were in Mexico, to ask me What’s happening in Mexico, how are things?”Sheinbaum explained.

During the contact, the president described to Trump how the operation had been developed and informed him that the deployment had intelligence support provided by the United States.

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The conversation occurred after a day marked by chaos and violence: in response to the death of “El Mencho,” the CJNG burned businesses and blocked roads in at least 20 of the country’s 32 states, an offensive that put federal authorities on high alert.

The impact of the riots led the US embassy to issue a security warning on Sunday for its citizens residing in Mexico, recommending that they take shelter. That alert was lifted this Wednesday.

“US citizens in Mexico are recommended to resume standard levels of precaution,” the diplomatic headquarters reported through the X social network.

In his State of the Union address, Trump argued Tuesday night that your country’s intelligence services played a decisive role so that the Mexican Army could locate Oseguera.

The leader of the CJNG was the most wanted drug trafficker by Washington, which offered a reward of 15 million dollars for information leading to his capture.

According to official figures, during the military operation and the subsequent clashes At least 27 security agents, 46 alleged members of the cartel and one civilian died.

As published Millenniumciting federal authorities, Hugo Gonzalo Gaytán, alias “El Sapo” would have been responsible for ordering the car bombs that exploded in San Juan de los Lagos and against a National Guard base, in retaliation for the death of the drug boss.

According to state and federal information consulted by this medium, González Gaytán operates as a plaza boss in the Los Altos de Jalisco region, a territory considered key for the operations of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel. In this context, it is noted as one of the main candidates to succeed “El Mencho”.