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Trump's Immigration Crackdown Inadvertently Creates a Boom for Major Drug Kingpin

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President Donald Trump pledged to reduce the high cost of drugs, but he likely didn't mean the cost of cocaine. A Wall Street Journal report on Wednesday revealed that Trump's mass deportation operations have removed important agents from those in U.S. Customs and Border Protection stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border. The report spoke with 59-year-old Nemesio “Mencho” Oseguera, a new drug king in Mexico, stashed away in closely guarded mountains…

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Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes "El Mencho", leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), has become the new King of Cocaine sold in the United States, after taking advantage of his alliance with "Los Chapitos", and using his routes, revealed yesterday The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Oseguera surpassed his main rival, the Sinaloa Cartel, today divided into two: "Chapitos" and "Mayitos". In a comprehensive report, the New York newspaper reveal…

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'The Mencho', the der of the CJNG, became the King of Coca na in the United States, after taking advantage of alliance with 'Chapitos', and using its routes, WSJ said.

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The rise of cocaine use in the United States and the offensive against fentanyl have transformed the map of drug trafficking in North America, allowing Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, and the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) to consolidate themselves as the most powerful criminal organization in the region. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published on [...]

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The power of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho", has reached a point that the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) describes as "the new king of drugs in Mexico." The U.S. newspaper details that its organization, the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), today occupies the place that the Sinaloa Cartel held for years. According to the report published on September 16, the CJNG would have surpassed its historical rival after Washington hardened…

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Reforma broke the news in Mexico City, Mexico on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
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