Ader Peralta
Mexico correspondent for NPR who reports from Guadalajara on the operation that killed Jalisco New Generation cartel leader El Mencho and the resulting violence.
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Feb 23, 2026 • 9min
A wave of violence in Mexico after a drug lord is killed
Ader Peralta, Mexico correspondent reporting from Guadalajara, gives on-the-ground accounts of the chaos after the Jalisco New Generation leader El Mencho was killed. He describes streets emptied and businesses closed, the raid and firefight that led to the killing, and the political fallout as the government stakes its claim against powerful cartels.
