Cartel Violence Casts Shadow Over Guadalajara
Driving into Guadalajara days after a wave of cartel violence, the aftermath remains visible. Burnt-out vehicles line major roads and blackened stretches of highway mark where dozens of cars were set ablaze during a coordinated rampage attributed to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The violence followed reports that the cartel’s leader, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, had been killed. The message from the group was unmistakable: with or without its chief, the CJNG retains the capacity to paralyse a major city and project power through fear. Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, sought to calm concerns, saying in her daily press conference that order was being restored and praising the response of security forces. Yet the heavy presence of soldiers and police convoys across Guadalajara has done little to ease public anxiety. Streets remain quieter than usual, with many schools closed and small […]