The manhunt ends: How Mexico brought down El Mencho

Mexico’s most wanted drug lord is dead after a dramatic special forces raid in Jalisco. But as retaliation paralysed highways, airports and cities within hours, El Mencho’s fall raised a harder question: does removing a kingpin weaken the cartel — or unleash a more violent phase?

The manhunt ends: How Mexico brought down El Mencho
Mexico’s most wanted drug lord is dead after a dramatic special forces raid in Jalisco. But as retaliation paralysed highways, airports and cities within hours, El Mencho’s fall raised a harder question: does removing a kingpin weaken the cartel — or unleash a more violent phase?