Show Notes
The Mencho Files: Rise and Fall of Mencho is a deep investigative series that explores the rise of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación and the life of its elusive leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes. From the rural mountains of Michoacán to a global criminal empire spanning multiple continents, the series traces how one cartel reshaped the modern drug war. Through court records, investigative journalism, intelligence reports, and firsthand accounts, each episode reconstructs the power struggles, violent conflicts, and hidden networks that built CJNG — and the massive international manhunt that finally brought its leader down. This is the story of how a cartel rises, how it survives, and what happens when the kingpin falls.
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