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Schools close and flights suspended after military raid kills Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes

Whole areas of western Mexico have been all but shut down after a surge in cartel violence sparked by a military raid that killed one of the world’s most wanted drug traffickers, known as “El Mencho”.

Schools were closed in several Mexican states, and foreign governments warned their citizens to stay inside after the drug lord, whose real name is Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, was declared dead on Sunday.

The 59-year-old cartel leader was killed during a shootout after the Mexican military attempted to capture him in a raid supported by intelligence from Washington. The US has been pushing its southern neighbour to take more aggressive action against groups trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine.

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[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Could the US be any more incompetent? Zero planning for repercussions, just kill kill kill.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Zero planning for repercussions

You're viewing the backlash as a bug rather than a feature. Vance will be back on TV in a week, arguing the US needs to intervene directly.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

Fair. Did not immediately think of other ways the US could abuse its power.

I was thinking it would be much sooner than that

[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Vance will be back on TV in a week, arguing the US needs to intervene directly.

This was the plan all along

[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

Vance is a clown, he's got no juice, it's the project 2025 people calling the shots.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This was the Mexican army, not US

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

“The US has been pushing its southern neighbour to take more aggressive action”

[–] Carmakazi@piefed.social 20 points 1 month ago

Acting on US intelligence.

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

Coerced by Trump…

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I mean, what's your alternative competent plan for dealing with the cartels?

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 19 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Make peoples lived better, so most don't want to escape them.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But how does that benefit the shareholders?

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They get to continue living. Pretty cushy don't ya think.

[–] green_red_black@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unless your idea of Cushy is the national razor that sound dumb.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 3 points 1 month ago

That was literally the implication. They can change their ways and become a benefit to society. Or eliminated to at least cease being a burden.

[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The cartels aren't going to allow that

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The cartels can't. And yes they won't. This was more that the people complaining about them and drove the attack on them. (Fascists/trump) They are the only ones that could do anything to hurt the cartels. IE make peoples lives better so they don't seek drugs to escape them. But they don't care about making lives better or helping anyone but themselves. And anyone appeasing them only hurts themselves.

[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 1 points 1 month ago

No worries, it was a sort of vague statement after all.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you think the Mexican government isn't already trying to do that? They clearly don't have the resources to pull it off.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wasn't speaking specifically of the Mexican government more as a general thing. Unfortunately, this is largely out of Mexican government control. The fascist oligarchs in the United States have made the lives of people there so miserable that they need drugs to get by. There's not much the Mexican government can do about that. As long as that problem exists, the symptoms of cartel leaders rising up to fill that need will always happen.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Oh, in that case I agree completely - the root cause is demand in the US.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 1 points 1 month ago

Yep. I 100% feel for the Mexican government ON THAT POINT. For every kingpin they kill 1-2 will pop up. More vicious and violent than the last. And there's literally nothing they can do. Because its a response to an external issue they can't address.

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Tha'ts more of a goal than a plan.

[–] mufasio@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Legalize all drugs and dismantle the CIA

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

We should do this regardless

[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I mean, what’s your alternative competent plan for dealing with the cartels?

Cut off demand, you'll never kill every single drug dealer... its insane to think you can do it that way

[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

Hugs not Drugs! /s