Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s brave fight against narcoterrorism

The Hill · Feb 28, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has taken a courageous and successful campaign against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), with the help of U.S. authorities, resulting in the killing of its leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, and the extradition of senior cartel figures to U.S. courts.

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