Katarina Szulc is an investigative journalist based in Mexico City who writes about cartels and hosts the podcast Borderland
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Jalisco, Mexico No one seems to know exactly how El Mencho was killed. We are told the feared leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was captured by the Mexican army during a firefight in late February, and subsequently died of his wounds. Beyond that, there is very little information. Why are the Mexican and
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In the early hours of Sunday, Mexico’s security forces carried out a daring military operation that ended with the death of El Mencho – the sadistic leader of Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). Even as the Mexican government hailed the success of the operation, the country erupted into violence. Armed groups loyal to CJNG
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Many of the women were lured with promises of easy cash jobs during the final months of pregnancy
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The President has signed a secret directive to let the US military hunt drug cartels the same way it once hunted al-Qaeda
