Violence erupts in Mexico after cartel leader "El Mencho" killed in military operation
Source: CBS News
Violent clashes erupted in parts of western Mexico on Sunday amid a military operation that led to the death of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader, triggering widespread security concerns throughout the region.
Mexican security forces killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho," during an operation in the western state of Jalisco, Mexico's Ministry of Defense said in a statement on X. It said he was wounded during the raid in the town of Tapalpa and died while being flown to Mexico City
Videos circulating on social media showed plumes of smoke billowing over the city of Puerto Vallarta, a major city in Jalisco, and sprinting through the airport of the state's capital in panic.
"They are burning buses, they're shutting down roads, not only in Jalisco, but Michoacan, Colima, Tamaulipas, Guanajuato, and then also Aguas Calientes," Vigil said. "And what they're trying to do is show that they are still a force to be reckoned with, that this was not a lethal blow to them.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/violence-mexico-jalisco-new-generation-cartel-killed-military-puerto-vallarta/
Very scary stuff especially with donald j trump as our president.
Timewas
(2,700 posts)Iives in Reynosa, says he is trapped in his house and they are blowing up houses all over the place, another grandson and family are vacationing in Mazatlan.. I don't know why they go there but yearly thing for them
mucifer
(25,628 posts)The ones in Mazatlan are returning tomorrow, they are a 7 hour drive from were most of th trouble is happening the other one is in the middle of it... Fingers are crossed for him
msongs
(73,378 posts)OC375
(608 posts)They'd be just fine without us. Drugs sell themselves.
SergeStorms
(20,288 posts)because the U.S. is - by far - their biggest customer. They would take a huge hit financially.
You are correct that this wouldn't end cartels completely, though.
OC375
(608 posts)Plenty of humans out there will giddily accept the redirected supply, ask for more, and kill cheat or steal to keep getting it. They just dont know they want yet.Thats how drug trade works.
multigraincracker
(37,284 posts)money sell guns to the cartels.
róisín_dubh
(12,291 posts)Theyd just switch to dealing in something else illicit, like human beings or something.
RussBLib
(10,480 posts)Kidnapping for ransom is a growing problem. And the gringos tend to have more money. We have not set foot in Mexico in years, and we live just 10 miles from the border.