Drug Cartels

The front page of a local newspaper displays news about the death of Nemesio Oseguera, alias

Op-Eds

Killing cartel kingpins such as ‘El Mencho’ won’t end the drug crisis. Here’s what can

Layal Bou Harfouch -

March 3, 2026 11:00 am

Collage of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Opinion

‘El Mencho’ killing exposes rupture in Mexico’s sovereignty posture

Alicia Galvan Lopez -

February 28, 2026 7:00 am

President Gustavo Petro, in sunglasses, and his military staff attend a police ceremony in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Justice

Colombia arrests ‘key leader’ of Tren de Aragua with US support

Molly Parks -

February 27, 2026 12:46 pm

Concertina wire lines the interior of a border wall separating Tijuana, Mexico, from the United States, June 4, 2025, in San Diego.

Justice

State Department offers $10 million reward for brothers leading Sinaloa cartel

David Zimmermann -

February 27, 2026 8:05 am

Members of the Civil Guard of Michoacan patrol a highway supported by armored vehicles after a wave of violence in the town of Aguililla, the birthplace of drug kingpin Nemesio Oseguera, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Tierra Caliente, Mexico, on February 24, 2026. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on February 24 dismissed risks to fans visiting Guadalajara, one of the venues for the 2026 World Cup, after a drug cartel riot caused fear in the city and much of the country on February 22. (Photo by Enrique Castro / AFP via Getty Images)

Columnists

Making Mexican waves

Dominic Green -

February 27, 2026 5:33 am

Senate

Ron Wyden uses 2015 DEA investigation into Epstein as new way of finding conspirators

Emily Hallas -

February 26, 2026 10:13 am

President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo speaks during the daily morning briefing at Palacio Nacional on February 23, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. The Secretariat of National Defense of Mexico confirmed that during a security operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho', leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was killed. Mexican authorities confirmed the deaths of over 25 members of the armed forces in different attacks by the Cartel after the operation that killed Oseguera. (Photo by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

El Mencho falls, Sheinbaum needs to act

Steven Taff -

February 26, 2026 10:07 am

Stranded passengers line up at Guadalajara Airport in Tlajomulco, Jalisco, Mexico, on February 23, 2026, to claim compensation for flights that were canceled or postponed the previous day. Mexico has deployed 10,000 troops to quell clashes sparked by the killing of the country's most wanted drug lord, which have left dozens dead, officials said on February 23. Nemesio

World

US says Jalisco airports secure after clashes between cartels and Mexican forces

Molly Parks -

February 24, 2026 9:13 pm

Newspapers hang on display for sale in Mexico City, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, a day after the Mexican army killed Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as

Defense

What does the killing of ‘El Mencho’ mean for Mexico?

Mike Brest -

February 24, 2026 5:36 pm

Mexican Army personnel stand guard at the parking lot of Guadalajara International Airport in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco State, Mexico, February 22, 2026. Mexico confirmed on February 22 that soldiers killed a powerful drug cartel leader who was one of the most wanted men here and in the United States. Nemesio Oseguera, the 59-year-old leader of the violent Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was wounded in a clash with soldiers in the town of Tapalpa and died while being flown to Mexico City, the army said in a statement. (Photo by Ulises Ruiz / AFP via Getty Images)

World

Manhunt underway for Mexican inmates who escaped prison during riot over cartel killing

Claire Carter -

February 24, 2026 11:05 am

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