Al Jazeera

Decapitating cartels? Mexico leans into the 'kingpin strategy'

Under pressure from the US, President Claudia Sheinbaum has authorised military operations to arrest cartel leaders.
foxbaltimore

Is the US safer from Mexico's cartels after kingpin 'El Mencho' was killed?

(TNND) — The leader of Mexico's powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel was killed this weekend by Mexican forces, sparking a backlash of violence that has left some American tourists stranded.
The Hill

‘El Mencho’ killing signals volatile new chapter in Mexico’s drug war

The killing of one of Mexico’s most notorious drug kingpins over the weekend signals the start of a more forceful chapter in the country’s war against drug cartels, as President Trump has ...
CNN

Will the killing of ‘El Mencho’ set off turf wars and narco-terrorism across Mexico?

The killing of Jalisco cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera, aka “El Mencho,” could fuel a turf wars among drug-trafficking gangs in Mexico and beyond, analysts say, with the rival Sinaloa cartel already ...
USA Today

Mexican Americans worry about families after cartel violence

Days after chaotic displays of cartel-related violence in the Mexican state of Jalisco, Eva Zarate’s group chats, with family in Mexico and the United States, went quiet. Many Mexican Americans ...