US Names El Mencho's Successor—CJNG May Have Other Plans

US Names El Mencho's Successor—CJNG May Have Other Plans

US Names El Mencho’s Successor—CJNG May Have Other Plans For nearly two decades, Juan Carlos Valencia González built power inside Mexico’s Jalisco Cartel while staying almost invisible to the public.  Now the US government says he runs the whole organization. But his rise to the top of the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) following the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” would be a remark…