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WED · 2026-02-25 · 22:35 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0225-19305
News/Watch: BBC on streets of Mexican city gripped by deadly cart…
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Watch: BBC on streets of Mexican city gripped by deadly cartel violence

Following the reported death and capture of drug lord "El Mencho," the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has instigated widespread violence across 20 Mexican states. The BBC reports that many towns and cities have become war zones due to the cartel's actions.

BBC News - WorldFiled 2026-02-25 · 22:35 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Watch: BBC on streets of Mexican city gripped by deadly cartel violence
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Following the reported death and capture of drug lord "El Mencho," the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has instigated widespread violence across 20 Mexican states. The BBC reports that many towns and cities have become war zones due to the cartel's actions. BBC international correspondent Quentin Sommerville traveled to Culiacán in Sinaloa state, a hotspot experiencing internal conflict after the removal and imprisonment of its cartel leader, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. The report highlights the experiences of paramedics in Culiacán, who are struggling to cope with the unprecedented and prolonged violence. The violence is attributed to the power vacuum and subsequent fighting for control within and between cartels.

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Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a cartel leader, is now in prison in the US.

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Violence in Culiacán had never been so bad or gone on for so long.

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One of Mexico's most powerful cartels unleashed violence across 20 states after the reported death of "El Mencho".

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The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) have turned many towns and cities into war zones.

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Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", reportedly died after being captured in Jalisco.

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Full report

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Warning: This video contains graphic imagery of the victims of stabbings and shootings, as well as images of those killed in street violenceOne of the most powerful and feared criminal organisations in Mexico has unleashed a wave of violence across 20 Mexican states, following the death of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as "El Mencho", shortly after being captured amid a bloody firefight in Jalisco.Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) have turned many towns and cities where the cartel is active into war zones.BBC international correspondent Quentin Sommerville travelled to Culiacán in northern Sinaloa state, another Mexican cartel hotspot at war with itself after the removal of its cartel leader in 2024, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who is now in prison in the US.The BBC followed two paramedics in Culiacán, Julio César Vega and Héctor Torres, who attend to victims following violent incidents. Héctor said the violence in Culiacán had never been so bad or gone on for so long.Read the full story here.
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