El Mencho was the biggest kingpin left.
The drug lord, whose real name was Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, had evaded capture for two decades, outlasting his rivals El Chapo and El Mayo and building his Jalisco New Generation Cartel into Mexico’s most powerful criminal organization.
Then, over the weekend, his run came to an abrupt end, in part because of a romantic rendezvous.
The killing was a clear success for the Mexican authorities. The timing, however, seemed to be telling.
President Trump has been loudly and repeatedly demanding that Mexican officials dismantle the cartels that have amassed fortunes by sending drugs across the border. If they don’t, he has threatened, the U.S. military may do the job instead.
Those threats appear to be having an effect.
"Mexico Is Caught Between Trump and the Cartels", @nytimes https://t.co/XQUiRn4xkb
— Amb. Arturo Sarukhan (@Arturo_Sarukhan) February 25, 2026
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