Jack Nicas
Mexico City bureau chief for The New York Times, reporting on security operations and the Jalisco cartel; provides on-the-ground details and analysis of the operation against El Mencho.
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Feb 26, 2026 • 33min
Inside the Operation to Take Down Mexico’s Biggest Drug Lord
Maria Abi-Habib, investigative reporter on cartels in Mexico City, and Jack Nicas, Mexico City bureau chief covering security, walk through the hunt for El Mencho. They describe his rise, the military raid that ended him, the intelligence and U.S. role, and the violent aftermath and risks for cartel fragmentation and Mexican politics.
