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.

Briefing Summary
AI-generatedFollowing 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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5 extractedIsmael "El Mayo" Zambada, a cartel leader, is now in prison in the US.
Violence in Culiacán had never been so bad or gone on for so long.
One of Mexico's most powerful cartels unleashed violence across 20 states after the reported death of "El Mencho".
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) have turned many towns and cities into war zones.
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", reportedly died after being captured in Jalisco.