Inside Mexico's Decision to Take Down a Drug Lord

On Sunday, Mexican authorities killed one of the world's most powerful drug lords. Violence has erupted across Mexico following killing of the country's most wanted drug leader known as El Mencho. It happened in Tapalpa, Jalisco, about a two hour drive Southwest of Guadalajara. Nimesio Oseguera Cervantes was the leader of the powerful Jalisco new generation cartel, a major trafficker of drugs into The US. His name was Nimesio Oseguera, and he was known as El Mencho. After news spread of his death, his cartel retaliated across much of the country. Fire, smoke, and chaos across several Mexican states. There were roadblocks made of cars that were seized by gunmen and then set on fire, and some fifty people died. More than fifty people died. Blocked highways, drivers forced out of their cars at gunpoint. You know, it was a very scary moment for the country. That's our colleague, Jose de Cordoba, who's based in Mexico City. Were you surprised when you saw that Mexican authorities had taken down El Mencho? Yes. It was a big surprise because El Mencho has been seen by everybody as too big and too powerful to fall. So because he is so powerful and has operations in so many places, many people feared that capturing or killing him would be like hitting a bee's nest in the sense that it would cause a really violent reaction in lots of places in Mexico, which in a sense is what happened. Now people are afraid that with Mencho's death, that that will set the stage for a lot of violence as his lieutenants fight to succeed him. Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Ryan Knudsen. It's Wednesday, February 25. Coming up on the show, the death of Mexico's most powerful drug lord. This episode is brought to you by Indeed. Hiring isn't just about finding someone willing to take the job. It's about finding someone with the right skills and background who can move your business forward. And a good way to start your search is with Indeed sponsored jobs. It's one of the best ways to make your job post stand out and reach the candidates you're looking for faster. According to Indeed data, sponsored jobs posted directly on Indeed are 90% more likely sponsored jobs. Plus, there's no monthly subscriptions or long term contracts. You're only paying for results. Find the candidates who check all your boxes faster with Indeed sponsored jobs. Listeners of this show will get a $75 sponsored job credit to help get your job the premium status it deserves at indeed.com/journal. That's indeed.com/journal right now, and support the show by saying you heard about Indeed on this podcast. Indeed.com/journal. Terms and conditions apply. Hiring? Do it the right way with Indeed. CRM was supposed to improve customer relationships. Instead, it's shorthand for can't resolve much, which means you may have sunk a fortune into software that just bounces customer issues around, but never actually …