El Mencho
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ANALYSIS
Mexican Golden Casket Tests How Narco Legends Outlive Their Leaders
Under hard sun in Jalisco, black umbrellas followed a gold coffin to the grave. As soldiers watched, bands played banda…
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AMERICAS
Mexico Tourists Hide in Tapalpa as Mencho Hunt Turns Roads Ashen
Tourists in Tapalpa woke up to helicopters flying low and a flood of warning messages. Nearby, Mexico's army was hunting…
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SPORTS
Mexico Bets on World Cup Calm While Mencho Fallout Spreads
With the 2026 World Cup three months away, Mexico insists its thirteen matches are safe. After the killing of cartel…
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AMERICAS
Mexico Pursued El Mencho Using a Romantic Partner and U.S. Intelligence in a High-Risk Mountain Raid
A predawn raid in Mexico’s mountains resulted in the death of El Mencho, the country’s most wanted cartel leader, following…
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AMERICAS
Mexico’s El Mencho Dead and Cartels Torch Roads in Fury
After Mexico announced it had killed cartel leader El Mencho, fires and roadblocks appeared in at least 13 states. The…
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