Mexican journalist Luis Cárdenas, listed as a journalist at MVS Noticias and a contributor to El Universal and El Heraldo de México, spoke with security analyst Oscar Balmen about the Mexican Army Special Forces'decapitation strike against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) bykilling Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes.
Balmen explained to Cárdenas that CJNG "is designed to survive without El Mencho."
Cárdenas listed key takeaways from his discussion:
The fall of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes does not mean the endof the Jalisco New Generation Cartel: it is a transnational criminal structure with a franchise model and regional autonomy.
The more than 250 blockades after the operation were not aimed at rescuing him,but were a "criminal résumé": plaza bosses flexing muscle to dispute the leadership.
The risk is not immediate, warns Balmen: the rearrangement can take weeks or months to explode,as happened after the capture of Ismael Zambada García; an internal struggle is coming that could fragment or pulverize the cartel.
“El CJNG es una empresa diseñada para sobrevivir sin el Mencho”:@oscarbalmen🔴 La caída de Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes no significa el fin del Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación: es una estructura criminal transnacional con modelo de franquicias y autonomía regional.🔴 Los más…pic.twitter.com/fQ95Rf8cy6
Earlier, Mexico's Secretary of Defense, Ricardo Trevilla, revealed new details at a press conference about the Mexican Army Special Forces raid to capture El Mencho. He said, "El Mencho was captured in a cabin area near his hideout." However, El Mencho later died in a firefight with the military.
📺 TV en DIRECTO | El secretario de Defensa de México, Ricardo Trevilla, revela cómo fue capturado El Mencho en una zona de cabañas cercana a su esconditehttps://t.co/33JHgvIVcnpic.twitter.com/Q3VruSWm3k
Trevilla offered condolences to the families of military members who lost their lives in the mission to decapitate CJNG.
Source: ZeroHedge News
