{"id":3400,"date":"2026-02-23T17:22:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/?p=3400"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:22:28","slug":"inside-the-trump-admins-shadow-war-of-total-elimination-against-el-mencho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/inside-the-trump-admins-shadow-war-of-total-elimination-against-el-mencho\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Trump admin\u2019s shadow war of \u2018total elimination\u2019 against \u2018El Mencho\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. -->\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_3406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3406\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trumps-total-elimination-strategy-paved-way-fall-cartel-kingpin-el-mencho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3406 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-trump-admin-mexico-cartel-violence-800-400-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-trump-admin-mexico-cartel-violence-800-400-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-trump-admin-mexico-cartel-violence-800-400-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sunshine-by-us.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-trump-admin-mexico-cartel-violence-800-400-1-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside the Trump admin\u2019s shadow war of \u2018total elimination\u2019 against \u2018El Mencho\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Government documents reveal the fall of drug kingpin &#8220;El Mencho&#8221; over the weekend was the culmination of an aggressive, more than yearlong strategy of &#8220;total elimination&#8221; pursued by the Trump administration against the ruthless Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG), which is present in almost all 50 U.S. states.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Ruben &#8220;Nemesio&#8221; Oseguera Cervantes, known as &#8220;El Mencho,&#8221; the leader of the CJNG, was killed Sunday in a Mexican military operation in Tapalpa, Mexico, authorities said. Though the operation was carried out by Mexican forces, the United States laid the groundwork, making El Mencho\u2019s fall possible.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">On President Donald Trump\u2019s first day in office, he signed an executive order directing the State Department to designate several cartels and international criminal groups &#8220;foreign terrorist organizations&#8221; (FTOs), a designation unlocking military-grade surveillance and &#8220;material support&#8221; prosecutions. Though lesser known than MS-13 or Tren de Aragua, CJNG was one of the groups designated an FTO by the administration.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Source: <em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trumps-total-elimination-strategy-paved-way-fall-cartel-kingpin-el-mencho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside the Trump admin\u2019s shadow war of \u2018total elimination\u2019 against \u2018El Mencho\u2019 | Fox News<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government documents reveal the fall of drug kingpin &#8220;El Mencho&#8221; over the weekend was the culmination of an aggressive, more than yearlong strategy of &#8220;total elimination&#8221; pursued by the Trump administration against the ruthless Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG), which is present in almost all 50 U.S. states. 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