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After El Mencho’s death, Mexico erupts in cartel violence—roadblocks, airport chaos, burning cities. How one kingpin’s killing pushed the nation to the brink and what it means for the drug war.
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00:00 Introduction
01:40 A Country On Its Knees
05:51 The Operation
10:58 What Next?
Sources:
bbc.com/news/articles/c795qgejzpxo
dw.com/en/mexican-army-kills-drug-lord-oseguera-el-mencho/a-76080378
edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/mexico-el-mencho-killed-travel-chaos-02-23-26-intl-hnk
filmogaz.com/163620
foxnews.com/video/6389739281112
abc7news.com/post/el-mencho-bay-area-residents-stuck-puerto-vallarta-mexico-amid-unrest-killing-powerful-drug-lord/18637358
nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagoan-describes-terrifying-encounter-with-cartel-gunmen-during-unrest-in-mexico/3898572
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/02/22/top-mexican-drug-cartel-leader-killed_6750761_4.html
aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/22/mexico-announces-killing-of-drug-cartel-kingpin-el-mencho
english.elpais.com/international/2025-03-06/el-mencho-and-don-rodo-a-life-of-evading-justice-from-small-time-dealers-to-heads-of-the-most-powerful-cartel-in-mexico.html
After El Mencho’s death, Mexico erupts in cartel violence—roadblocks, airport chaos, burning cities. How one kingpin’s killing pushed the nation to the brink and what it means for the drug war.
Read the full article: https://go.warfronts.pub/mexico-el-mencho-killed-cjng-cartel-war
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go.fronts.co/warfronts?v=FtwdXtNxIpA
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Megaprojects: youtube.com/@megaprojects9649
SideProjects: youtube.com/@Sideprojects
Into The Shadows: youtube.com/@IntotheShadows
Today I Found Out: youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut
Brain Blaze: youtube.com/@brainblaze6526
Casual Criminalist: youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist
Decoding the Unknown: youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373
Places: youtube.com/@Places302
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00:00 Introduction
01:40 A Country On Its Knees
05:51 The Operation
10:58 What Next?
Sources:
bbc.com/news/articles/c795qgejzpxo
dw.com/en/mexican-army-kills-drug-lord-oseguera-el-mencho/a-76080378
edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/mexico-el-mencho-killed-travel-chaos-02-23-26-intl-hnk
filmogaz.com/163620
foxnews.com/video/6389739281112
abc7news.com/post/el-mencho-bay-area-residents-stuck-puerto-vallarta-mexico-amid-unrest-killing-powerful-drug-lord/18637358
nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagoan-describes-terrifying-encounter-with-cartel-gunmen-during-unrest-in-mexico/3898572
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/02/22/top-mexican-drug-cartel-leader-killed_6750761_4.html
aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/22/mexico-announces-killing-of-drug-cartel-kingpin-el-mencho
english.elpais.com/international/2025-03-06/el-mencho-and-don-rodo-a-life-of-evading-justice-from-small-time-dealers-to-heads-of-the-most-powerful-cartel-in-mexico.html
