U.S. intelligence played pivotal role in operation that killed cartel boss U.S. intelligence provided critical support to Mexican forces in a raid that resulted in the death of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). The U.S. Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel (JITF-CC) supplied detailed targeting data on El Mencho’s movements, though no American personnel were physically present during the operation. CJNG, one of Mexico’s most powerful and brutal cartels, flooded U.S. streets with fentanyl, cocaine and meth – fueling a deadly addiction crisis and prompting its designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 2024. The operation…

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