The killing of drug lord El Mencho triggered violent retaliation by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), forcing 26,000+ Canadians to shelter in place and halting flights in tourist hotspots like Puerto Vallarta.
Federal agents intercepted four tons of meth ($5.5M) near San Diego, arresting three foreign nationals (two Mexicans, one Salvadoran), exposing cartel smuggling networks.
The bust marks a major win for President Trump’s Homeland Security Task Force, targeting cartel-driven drug trafficking and illegal immigration links.
Mexican special forces killed El Mencho—a key fentanyl trafficker—after a firefight, aided by U.S. intelligence sharing, but cartel violence persists.
The crisis underscores the deep ties between cartels, drug trafficking and porous borders, demanding stronger enforcement to stop escalating violence and narcotics flow.
The violent aftermath of Mexican special forces killing notorious drug lord Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera-Cervantes has plunged parts of Mexico into chaos, forcing thousands of Canadians to shelter in place while U.S. authorities intercept a staggering $5.5 million methamphetamine shipment just miles from the border. The escalating crisis underscores the deepening ties between cartel violence, illegal immigration and narcotics trafficking—issues that President Trump’s newly formed Homeland Security Task Force San Diego is aggressively confronting.
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