El Mencho’s Death Creates Cartel Vacuum, Tests Drug Flows into Chicago
Mexican forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka El Mencho, head of the CJNG. Analysts say his death could disrupt the cartel but is unlikely to stop drugs reaching Chicago, as other networks (notably the Sinaloa cartel) and remaining middlemen adapt. Experts urge a broader, multi-network strategy and closer U.S.-Mexico collaboration, warning that narco-violence could spill further in Mexico even as trafficking routes shift to other cartels.
