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Mexico is facing widespread violence and disruption after the death of notorious cartel leader "El Mencho." The Jalisco New Generation Cartel retaliated with arson and blockades, forcing closures of airports, schools, and transport, leaving residents in fear.
The US military has dramatically escalated its counter-narcotics efforts, conducting kinetic strikes against drug cartel vessels under directives attributed to former President Donald Trump. This aggressive strategy, which recently saw a missile strike in the Eastern Pacific killing three "narcoterrorists," is set to expand to land targets, signaling a profound shift in how the US confronts transnational drug trafficking organizations.
The United States military has significantly escalated its campaign against drug cartels, dubbed "narco-terrorists," conducting a series of "devastating" kinetic strikes that have eliminated trafficking vessels and personnel in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean. This aggressive posture, enabled by expanded authorities and a declaration to treat cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, marks a stark shift in the ongoing battle against transnational crime, with officials vowing relentless pursuit and "no survivors" for those threatening US communities.
Mexico is plunged into a brutal cartel war following the death of CJNG leader El Mencho in a joint US-Mexican operation. Videos show intense gunfights, helicopter miniguns firing, and cartel roadblocks erupting across Jalisco.
