Mexico has been plunged into widespread turmoil following the de@th of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as “El Mencho”, the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). The Mexican Army confirmed that Oseguera and several of his top aides were k!lled during a coordinated military operation on Sunday, February 22, in the state of Jalisco. The operation, designed to capture the notorious drug lord, triggered immediate and violent retaliation across multiple regions of the country. Within hours of the announcement of El Mencho’s de@th, cartel fighters launched an aggressive and chaotic response. Armed groups set fire to vehicles, blocked highways with burning roadblocks, and clashed with security forces in at least six states, including Jalisco, Michoacán,...